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KMID : 1234920070070010039
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Journal of Korean Oriental Association for Study of Obesity
2007 Volume.7 No. 1 p.39 ~ p.54
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Literature Review of Herbal Medicines on Treatment of Obesity Since 2000;Mainly about Ephedra Herba
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Hwang Mi-Ja
Song Mi-Yeon
Shin Hyun-Dae
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Abstract
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Objectives : This study has been done to know which herbs and herbal formulae are frequently used for the treatment of obesity in Korea and overseas since 2000.
Methods : We conducted a computerized literature search in KISS (Korean studies Information Service System), Pubmed, Journal of Oriental Association for Study of Obesity ,and Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine(2000 -Apr. 2006) using search key words obesity, obese, weight loss, weight control combined with herb, herbal formula.
Result and conclusion : Seventy-two studies have been identified(50 Korean papers and 22 pubmed papers) and 81 herbs have been found. In USA it was mainly used as single herb for food, but in Korea it was mainly used as herbal formula. For single herb, ephedra(Ø«üÜ) was the most studied single herb both in Korea and the USA. For herbal formulae, Sasang Constitutional Medicine(SCM, 19times) was the most frequently used herbal formula, in which the herbs for Tae-eum type person like Taeyeumjowui-tang(÷¼ëäðàêÖ÷·, 7times) and Choweseungcheng-tang(ðàêÖã®ôè÷·, 5times) were mainly prescribed. The next was Chegameuiin-tang(ô÷Êõëûì¾ìÒ÷·, 11times) and Bangpungtongsungsan( ÛÁù¦÷×á¡ß¤, 3times). Calculating each herb consisted in each herbal formula, Coicis Semen(ëûì¾ìÒ), Angelicae gigantis Radix(Ó×Ïý), and Glycyrrhizae Radix(Êöõ®), Raspberry Ketone, Cnidii Rhizoma(ô¹Ïä), and Ephedra Herba(Ø«üÜ) turned out to be the most frequently used herb.
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KEYWORD
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Obesity, Herbal Medicine, Herb, Weight-Control
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