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Herbal Acupuncture for the Treatment of Obesity
- Source :
- Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies. 9:49-57
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Medical Association of Pharmacopuncture Institute, 2016.
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Abstract
- Obesity is the state of excessive body fat accumulation and is mainly caused by consuming more calories than are burned through physical activity. Herbal acupuncture (HA), also known as pharmacopuncture, has been increasingly used in clinics of Korean medical to alleviate obesity. This review analyzed four clinical studies and 16 animal studies on the effectiveness of HA as a treatment for obesity. Clinical evidence suggests that various kinds of HA might be beneficial for treating obesity; however, further investigations with well-designed, evidence-based, randomized clinical trials are needed. Animal studies support the idea that HA might be beneficial for the treatment of obesity and provide possible mechanisms, such as anti-inflammation, antioxidation, modulating lipid metabolism and so on, to explain the effect of HA on obesity. This review, based on the evidence collected, suggests that HA could have a beneficial effect for alleviating obesity by modulating inflammation, oxidative stress, lipid metabolism, leptin, and the insulin signal.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Calorie
medicine.medical_treatment
Bioinformatics
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Randomized controlled trial
law
Acupuncture
medicine
Animals
Humans
Insulin
Obesity
Traditional medicine
Plant Extracts
business.industry
Leptin
Lipid metabolism
General Medicine
medicine.disease
030104 developmental biology
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Complementary and alternative medicine
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Animal studies
business
Acupuncture Points
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20052901
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....eb1d306c7398458676ff41c16d5a1d45