Effectiveness of acupuncture and a cumin-based herbal formula on anthropometric indices of overweight patients.
Effectiveness of acupuncture and a cumin-based herbal formula on anthropometric indices of overweight patients: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of a Persian Medicine herbal formula and a Traditional Chinese Medicine intervention (acupuncture) on the improvement of weight and anthropometric indices of overweight patients. METHODS: This study was a randomized placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trial. A total of 200 overweight patients were randomly divided into 4 groups receiving either (1) Herbal capsule, (2) placebo capsule, (3) acupuncture, or (4) sham acupuncture. Herbal capsules were filled with hydroethanolic extract of CuminumL. seed, ApiumL. seed, RutaL. seed, Trachyspermum(L.) Sprague seed, OriganumL. leaf, and sodium tetraborate and placebo capsules with avicel. Patients received two 500mg capsules or 12 acupuncture sessions over 8 weeks. Study outcomes, consisted of weight, body mass index (BMI), anthropometric indices including chest, arm, wrist, waist, hip, and leg circumferences, and waist/hip ratio (WHR), were evaluated 3 times: before treatment, after 4 weeks, and after 8 weeks. RESULTS: The herbal formula significantly reduced weight, BMI, WHR, and chest and waist circumferences compared to the placebo capsule (
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Mohammad Sadegh Adel-Mehraban
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- PubMed ID:
- 39610502
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