TY - JOUR AU - Kakadiya, Jagdish AU - Soni, Saloni AU - Sharma, Sachin AU - Shastri, Sunil AU - Mohan Maruga Raja, M. K. PY - 2022/12/16 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - An Evidence-Based Review of Anti‐Obesity and Weight Lowering Effects of Zingiber officinale Roscoe and Terminalia chebula Retz JF - Journal of Natural Remedies JA - JNR VL - 22 IS - 4 SE - Review Articles DO - 10.18311/jnr/2022/31385 UR - https://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/jnr/article/view/31385 SP - 517-527 AB - <p>Since time immemorial, the Indian medical system, particularly <em>Ayurveda</em> and <em>Siddha</em>, has prioritised prevention and health over symptoms and drugs. <em>Siddha</em>, an Indian system of medicine, originated in ancient <em>Thamilakam</em> (currently Tamil Nadu, India). The combination of <em>Inji</em> (<em>Zingiber officinale</em> Roscoe), <em>Sukku</em> (<em>Zingiber officinale</em> Roscoe) and <em>Kadukkai</em> (<em>Terminalia chebula</em> Retz) as herbal therapy with numerous chemical constituents can be considered a better pharmacological approach than consuming individual ingredients and/or chemical constituents. This review is an attempt to summarize the evidence related to the anti-obesity and weight-lowering effects of ginger and <em>T. chebula</em>. The overall view shows an anti-hyperlipidemic effect of<em> Zingiber officinale</em> and <em>Terminalia chebula</em>.</p> ER -