Potential application of herbal medicine in treatment of obesity

ISBN-13: 9783659874710 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 84 str.

Waleed S. Mohamed; Khaled M. Mohamed

Opis

Obesity is a global epidemic associated with high morbidity and mortality. Therapeutic strategies include synthetic drugs and surgery, which may entail high costs and serious complications. The use of Herbal medicine has increased, based on reliability, safety, and cost. Recently, Herbal medicine agents offer an alternative approach for treatment of obesity through different mechanisms. Herbal medicinal agents with anti-obesity potential could aid in developing a botanical drugs to treat obesity.

O autorze

Waleed Samy MD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt and Taif College of Medicine, Taif University, KSA. Khaled M. Mohamed PhD, Professor of Pharmacognosy, Pharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Egypt and College of Pharmacy, Taif University, KSA.