Experiment 67088
Worktypes
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Commiphora mukul (BURSERACEAE) |
| Citation | BHATT,AD: DALAI,DG: SHAH,SJ: JOSHI,BA: GAJJAR,MN: VAIDYA,RA: VAIDYA,AB: ANTARKAR,DS:. (1995). CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGIC CHALLENGES OF ASSESSING THE SHORT-TERM EFFICACY OF GUGGULU IN OBESITY:DATA EMERGENT FROM A NATURALISTIC CLINICAL TRIAL.. 41(1) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | AN OPEN COMPARATIVE TRIAL WAS CONDUCTED IN 58 ADULT OBESE PATIENT(BODY MASS INDEX>=25KG/SQURE METRE). GROUP I (N=27), NON-DRUG, WAS ADVISED DIET(1200-1600CALS) AND A BRISK WALK FOR 30 MIN. GROUP II, IN ADDITION, RECEIVED GUGGULU(MEDOHAR) 1.5-3GMS/DAY FOR 30 DAYS. MEAN DIFFERENCE IN WEIGHT LOSS BETWEEN GUGGULU AND NON-DRUG GROUP WAS 0.32KG(NS)ON DAY 15 AND 0.58KG ON DAY 30(NS). THE MEAN WEIGHT REDUCTION IN PATIENTS(>90KGS) WAS 1.92KG(NS) AND 2.25KG(NS) HIGHER IN GUGGULU GROUP. ALL PATIENTS WEIGHING >90KG LOST WEIGHT IN GUGGULU GROUP WHILST 3 IN NON-DRUG GROUP DID NOT LOSE WEIGHT.GUGGULU WAS TOLERATED WELL. THE DATA FROM THIS PILOT STUDY SUGGEST A SYNERGISTIC DIET-GUGGULU INTERACTION OVER 30 DAYS IN PATIENTS WEIGHING >90 KGS WHICH NEEDS TO BE CONFIRMED IN A LARGE PLACEBO CONTROLLED STUDY. |
| Dose amount | 3.0 GM |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | PET ETHER EXT |
| Gender | GIVEN TO BOTH SEXES |