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Treating the overweight with herbs

This article aims to help the reader in the rapid identification of natural remedies useful in the treatment of various symptoms, disorders and pathologies. For some of the listed remedies, this utility may not have been confirmed by sufficient experimental tests conducted with a scientific method. Furthermore, any natural remedy presents potential risks and contraindications.

If available, we therefore recommend that you click on the link corresponding to the individual remedy to learn more about the topic. In any case, we remind you of the importance of avoiding self-treatment and to consult your doctor beforehand to ascertain the absence of contraindications and drug interactions.

A physical condition characterized by a BMI greater than 25 is defined as overweight. Alternatively, we can speak of being overweight when the body weight exceeds the ideal weight by 10% or more.

Useful medicinal plants and supplements against overweight

Korean pine, pinolenic acid, gymnema, green tea, black tea, fiber supplements (bran, guar and guar gum, xanthan, karaya gum, psyllium, psyllium seeds, agar agar, glucomannan, pectin, Konjac flour, carrageenan, algina and alginic acid, carrageenan, guggul), Bitter orange, Guaranà, matè, Ginseng, ephedrine, Cola, Sinefrina, Garcinia cambogia.