Anti-obesity and antioxidant activities of selected medicinal plants and phytochemical profiling of bioactive compounds

• Main Authors: Abdul Rahman, Hafeedza, Saari, Nazamid, Abas, Faridah, Ismail, Amin, Mumtaz, Muhammad Waseem, Abdul Hamid, Azizah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60890/1/Anti-obesity%20and%20antioxidant%20activities%20of%20selected%20medicinal%20plants%20and%20phytochemical%20profiling%20of%20bioactive%20compounds.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60890/; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10942912.2016.1247098?needAccess=true

The present study describes the screening of eight herbs namely Cosmos caudatus, Pluchea indica, Lawsonia inermis, Carica papaya, Piper betle, Andrographis paniculata, Pereskia bleo, and Melicope lunu based on their anti-obesity and antioxidant activities. Out of all tested herbs, Cosmos caudatus de...