Background Obesity prevalence has increased during the past few decades, causing a
pandemic with an influx in other co-morbidities. Many factors influence weight gain in an …

A number of medications are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the
treatment of overweight or obesity. It is essential that the medications are used in …

Herbal and dietary supplement (HDS) use has grown exponentially in the United States.
Unfortunately, the incidence of HDS-related liver injury has proportionally increased …

Garcinia humilis is a fruit known as achachairú. It is native to South American countries such
as Bolivia, Peru, and Brazil, but it is also cultivated as achacha in northern Australia. The aim …

Background: Hibiscus sabdariffa L.(Hs; Malvaceae) is commonly known as roselle or red
sorrel in English or karkadè in Arabic. It is a tropical plant native to India and Malaysia …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Lythrum salicaria L., also called purple loosestrife, has
traditionally been used as a medicinal plant to treat internal dysfunction, such as …

Garcinia cambogia extract (GCE) is a popular weight-loss supplement that also lowers
plasma triglyceride (TG) levels. We hypothesized that GCE-mediated inhibition of ATP citrate …

Purpose This paper examines the scope of anorectics in counterfeit weight-reducing
formulations and provides insight into the present state of research in determining such …

The most frequent cause of gastrointestinal disorders characterized by inflammation and
disturbance of the gastrointestinal system, is infection from various bacterial strains. Garcinia …

Objective Hydroxycitric acid (HCA), derived from the fruit Garcinia cambogia, reduces the
rate of glucose absorption and lowers postprandial glycemia in rodents, but its effect in …