Clinical effects of caraway, a traditional medicine for weight loss
Document Type
Book Section
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Abstract
The seeds of caraway (Carum carvi L.), a potent medicinal plant, are traditionally used for inducing weight loss. In this study, the anti-obesity properties of caraway aqueous extract (CAE) at 30 mL/day are examined in a randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study. At baseline, seventy overweight and obese, healthy, aerobic-trained, women were randomly assigned to two groups (n=35 per group). After 12 weeks, the CAE group, compared with placebo, showed a significant decrease in weight, body mass index, body fat percentage, and anthropometric indices. No changes were detected in the clinical and para-clinical assessments of participants. The findings show that dietary CAE with no limit in diet, when combined with physical activity, is of value in the treatment of obesity in women, lowering their weight, BMI, body fat percentage, and body size, and has no negative clinical effects. This trial is registered as NCT01833377.
Keywords
Caraway, medicinal plant, anti-obesity, clinical trial, weight reduction, lowered BMI, lowered body fat, safety
Divisions
Science
Publisher
Elsevier
Additional Information
PhD Researcher, Department of Science & Technology Studies, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia