ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2017
Herbal Medicine for the Treatment of Obesity: An Overview of Scientific Evidence from 2007 to 2017.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04481464 (Evaluation of the Efficacy of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Patients With Obesity), which is not on this map. Cited by 41 papers.
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The trial behind it
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Chinese Herbal Medicine in Patients With Obesity: a Retrospective Study
Who cites it
41 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Comparative effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine versus liraglutide for weight loss in adults with obesity: A 12-month real-world target trial emulation study.Integrative medicine research · 2026Article
- Dual Activation of GLP-1 and AMPK Pathways by a Multi-Botanical Formulation Improves Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction in Experimental Models.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Effects of Japan tallow on gut microbiota in type 2 diabetic mice.Nutrition & metabolism · 2026Article
- Herbal Medicine and Lifestyle Modifications for People with Obesity: A Single-Center, Retrospective, Observational Study.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Methodological insights into intervention and outcomes in randomised controlled trials of herbal medicine for obesity: a scoping review.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2025Article
- Mobilizing Stockpile of Nature: Phytochemicals, Herbal Extracts, and Dietary Supplements for Managing Metabolic Diseases with Concentric Focus on Obesity.Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2025Review
- Discovery of natural anthraquinones as potent inhibitors against pancreatic lipase: structure-activity relationships and inhibitory mechanism.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2024Article
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- Effect of LiposomalBiology · 2024Article
- A Review of the Potential Health Benefits ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The Hypoglycemic and Hypocholesterolemic Activity ofNutrients · 2023Article
- Weight Control Registry Using Korean Medicine: A Protocol for a Prospective Registry Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Multidisciplinary Progress in Obesity Research.Genes · 2022Review
- Pinostrobin: An Adipogenic Suppressor from Fingerroot (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- A bibliometric analysis of research on herbal medicine for obesity over the past 20 years.Medicine · 2022Article
- The effect ofJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2022Article
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Abstract
Obesity is a very common global health problem, and it is known to be linked to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Western medical treatments for obesity have many drawbacks, including effects on monoamine neurotransmitters and the potential for drug abuse and dependency. The safety of these medications requires improvement. Herbal medicine has been used for treatment of disease for more than 2000 years, and it has proven efficacy. Many studies have confirmed that herbal medicine is effective in the treatment of obesity, but the mechanisms are not clear. This article will discuss the possible effects and mechanisms of herbal medicine treatments for obesity that have been reported in the past decade.
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