Efficacy and safety of mixed oriental herbal medicines for treating human obesity: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials

• Published in: Journal of medicinal food Vol. 15; no. 7; p. 589
• Main Authors: Park, Jung-Hyun, Lee, Myeong-Jong, Song, Mi-Young, Bose, Shambhunath, Shin, Byung-Cheul, Kim, Ho-Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2012
• Subjects: Drug Combinations; Humans; Medicine, East Asian Traditional; Obesity - drug therapy; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Phytotherapy; Plant Extracts - adverse effects; Plant Extracts - pharmacology; Plant Extracts - therapeutic use; Plants, Medicinal

The objective of this systematic review was to assess the evidence from rigorous clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of mixed herbal medicine formulations used in traditional Oriental medicines for the treatment of obesity and to describe the safety and types of adverse events reported in such t...