ArticleJournal of menopausal medicine2017
The Effect of Foeniculum Vulgare (Fennel) on Body Composition in Postmenopausal Women with Excess Weight: A Double-blind Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial.
Article in Journal of menopausal medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- The association between medicinal herbs consumption and body weight and composition: a hospital based cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Antidiabetic effects of fennel leaf aqueous extract in alloxan-induced diabetic rats.Journal of pharmaceutical health care and sciences · 2025Article
- Effect of Lavender on Sleep, Sexual Desire, Vasomotor, Psychological and Physical Symptom among Menopausal and Elderly Women: A Systematic Review.Journal of menopausal medicine · 2019Article
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- Effect of Fennel on the Health Status of Menopausal Women: A Systematic and Meta-analysis.Journal of menopausal medicine · 2018Article
- "Ferula assa-foetida L" or "Foeniculum vulgare"? Which one is more effective in the management of polycystic ovarian syndrome? A randomized, placebo controlled, triple-blinded.Avicenna journal of phytomedicineArticle
- Effects of Komouni Formulation (Herbal Product of Persian Medicine) With a Low-Calorie Diet on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Overweight and Obese Women: A Triple-Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial.Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPRArticle
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Abstract
objectivesThe goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of fennel on body composition.
methodsThis study is a secondary analysis of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Fifty-four out of 60 patients were able to successfully complete the original study. Seven out of 54 patients were excluded because they were not overweight and obese. Thus, 47 women were included in this secondary analysis. Of these 47 women, 22 were in the fennel group and 25 were in placebo group. Body weight, body mass index (BMI) as well as fat distribution was measured at the baseline and after a three-month follow-up.
resultsComparison of fennel and placebo groups did not reveal any significant effect in terms of body weight, BMI, waist and hip circumferences and fat distribution. Also, the results of paired
conclusionsMenopausal women in fennel group experienced a slight increase in body weight and fat distribution, which was not significant. Further studies with larger sample sizes are recommended to validate the results of this study.
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