Review Article
Year: 2019 | Month: December | Volume: 9 | Issue: 12 | Pages: 174-194
Beneficial Effects of Medicinal Plants Used For the Management of Obesity- A Review
Roghini Ravi1, Vijayalakshmi Krishnamurthy2
1Research Scholar, 2Associate Professor,
Department of Biochemistry, Bharathi Women’s (Autonomous) College, Chennai, Chennai-108 Tamilnadu, India.
Corresponding Author: Vijayalakshmi Krishnamurthy
ABSTRACT
Prevalence of obesity has been increased worldwide over the most recent three years. Lack of physical activity and dietary intake are the major factors contributing obesity. The weight gain and energy imbalance are influenced by many factors such as hormone balance, age, sex and lifestyle modification. High calorie intake than required are deposited as a fat in our body it leads to weight gain. Many drugs designed to treat obesity such as orlistat, sibutramine and metformin but these drugs causes so many side effects. There is a need for the alternative therapy due to side effects of these synthetic drugs. The present study was designed how the medicinal plants used to treat obesity with least side effects. Herbal remedies such as citrus paradisi, Glycyyrhiza glabra, Alternanthera sessilis, Benicasa hispida, punica grantum Solanum melongena, cinnamaldehyde, Tamarindus indica, Piper nigram, Allium sativus, which contain many bioactive compounds such as Naringin, Chlorogenic acid, Gallic acid that plays crucial role in treatment of obesity without side effects.
Key words: Obesity, antiobesity drugs, Medicinal plants, Citrus paradisi, Naringin.