Medicinal plants for the treatment of obesity and overweight: A review
Ali Esmail Al‐Snafi, Muayad Hussein Amer, Kareema Helal Shnawa
Abstract
Obesity and overweight have increased and became a major public health problem in the world during the last decades. Obesity and overweight increased the risk of diabetes, heart disease, osteoarthritis, bile diseases and certain cancers. In the current review, PubMed, Web Science, Science Direct, Researchgate, Academia.edu and Scopus were searched to highlight the anti-obesity activities of medicinal plants.
Topics & Concepts
OverweightObesityScopusMedicineDiabetes mellitusPublic healthDiseaseEnvironmental healthAlternative medicineWeb of scienceMEDLINETraditional medicineInternal medicinePolitical scienceEndocrinologyPathologyMeta-analysisLawPharmacology and Obesity TreatmentNatural Antidiabetic Agents Studies