Abstract

FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF HERBAL EDIBLE GUMMY OF CARRALUMA FIMBRIATA FOR WEIGHT LOSS

Muhasib A. Tamboli* and Sofiya Tamboli

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Abstract

Over the last several decades, there has been an increase in the incidence of obesity, which has led to a pandemic and an increase in other co-morbidities. Numerous factors can contribute to weight increase in an obesogenic environment, therefore medication is one option for treating obesity in addition to more traditional dietary and exercise regimens. There has been a shift to alternative methods as herbal remedies for the treatment of obesity have been studied. Caralluma fimbriata, sometimes known as C. fimbriata, is one such plant extract. The included study was extensively analyzed as well in order to understand more about C. fimbriata's potential effects as an appetite suppressant and weight loss product. Methods: According to PRISMA guidelines, a systematic review of clinical research documenting the efficacy of C. fimbriata as an appetite suppressant and anti-obesity supplement was published. Three databases were searched in order to find the information. Results: Seven publications on C. fimbriata were found, all of which matched the inclusion and exclusion criteria. They came from different nations, including Australia (3), Cuba (1), India (2), and Spain (1). With the exception of two studies, which recruited healthy persons with an average BMI of 26.5 kg/m2 and the other using a sample of kids and teenagers with Prader-Willis Syndrome (PWS), almost all studies selected people who were overweight or obese with a BMI > 25 kg/m2 (n = 5). A study was conducted to determine the metrics used to measure characteristics of hunger.

Keywords: Caralluma fimbriata, Asclepiadaceae, fat less.