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Phytotherapeutics for weight loss “Slimming herbal
drugs “

- Obesity/ overweight treatment includes: increased physical activity,
coupled with a calorie-restricted diet.

- Diet-based therapies and herbal-based remedies for weight loss are
among the most common therapies in traditional medical systems and
modern complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

Effects of Herbal medicines in weight-loss:
• Appetite Regulation (Appetite Suppressant Effect)
• Enzymes Inhibition: (inhibition of pancreatic lipase activity)
• Inhibitors of Adipogenesis and Adipogenic Factors (Regulatory
Effect on Adipocyte Differentiation)
• Stimulators of Thermogenesis (Regulatory Effect on Lipid
Metabolism and lipolysis)

• Increase Satiety

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