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Medicinal Plants Having Anti-obesity Potentiality Available in Bangladesh: a Review

Mahmudur Rahman AHM*
Department of Pharmaceutical sciences, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Department of Pharmaceutical sciences, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Background: Obesity is a complex, severe and chronic disease that can have an unenthusiastic effect on many systems in human body. In traditional medication, many medicinal plants have been used to treat obesity. The aim of the present study is to present medicinal plants which are available in Bangladesh that proved their anti-obesity activities have been. Method: Bibliographic study was carried out by analyzing conventional text books and peer reviewed papers, consulting wide-reaching accepted scientific databases. In this review, the investigation terms were “obesity” in addition to (“herbal medicine” or “plant”, “medicinal plants” or “medicine traditional”) with no limiting search objects. Later it was cross checked whether the plants were available in the country or not from the Bangladeshi online medicinal plants databases. Findings: More than 100 plants have anti-obesity potentiality; however, only 23 species are available in Bangladesh. The plants are: Achyranthes aspera Linn, Acorus calamus Linn, Aegle marmelos Linn, Allium cepa Linn, Allium sativum Linn, Bombax ceiba L., Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt, Cucumis melo L., Hibiscus sabdariffa L., Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam, Morus alba L., Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng, Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, Phaseolus vulgaris L., Punica granatum L., Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby, Shorea robusta Gaertn, Solanum lycopersicum L., Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry, Tamarindus indica L., Zingiber officinale Roscoe, Moringa oleifera and Citrus limon (L.). Conclusion: There are a lot of plants in Bangladesh which seem to be a safe treatment source for obesity control. Further researches are recommended to evaluate this potentiality for presenting effective and safe drugs for obesity in the market.

Keywords: Anti-obesity, Bangladeshi plants, Herbal medication.

Location: In Bangladesh

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Program Area: Development of Host and Medicinal Plants

Commodity: Medicinal Plants

Objectives:

To date, many reviews on anti-obesity agents have been consummate but focusing only Bangladeshi medical plants with anti-obesity activities still not found. Therefore, the aim of the present review was to collect or update data on potential antiobesity herbal plants available in Bangladesh and assess the scientific data including active components and mechanisms of action against obesity in human.

Methodology:

Search strategy Conventional text books and databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed were searched for scientific articles published till 2017, using the following descriptors: “herbal medicine” or “plant”, “medicinal plant” or “medicine traditional”, without restriction on the language of the articles and without limiting the search items.

Inclusion and exclusion criteria Both original works and reviews on medicinal plants were considered, including those that cited the plant species referenced for obesity treatment, with botanical identification correctly described according to the Ethnobotanical Database of Bangladesh (EDB) (http://www.ethnobotanybd.com/) and Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh (http://www.mpbd. info/). Ethnopharmacological articles that presented possible methodological bias in terms of sample quality and authenticity of the species described in the study were not considered.

Data analysis To analyze and manufacture the objects, an exploratory reading of the bibliographic materials were conducted, assessing the title and abstract of the work. After that, the articles that appeared in the results of all were checked. After completing the exploratory analysis, a selective reading of the articles that included plant species with botanical records were done and were checked in as information contained in the consulted periodicals were performed, thus enabling the collection of the data from the bibliographic review. Information on anti-obesity action was obtained directly from the selected articles.

Source of Information: Biol Med Case Rep 2017 Volume 1 Issue 2

Article Link (Online Journal): http://www.alliedacademies.org/biology-and-medicine-case-report/

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Achievement/Findings:

It is very well known that natural alternatives may provide increased health expectancy in obesity control. In Bangladesh, several plants possess anti-obesity potential but have been poorly studied by the local researchers, while others are not even promoted. More anti-obesity data is needed about those plants, but in order to accomplish this, more researches in this area with well-designed clinical trials focused on both safety and efficacy with these plants materials is required.

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