| Abstract：
Objective To investigate the depressant effect of Eucommia ulmoides leaves extract on human abdominal fat.Methods Twenty-seven patients with abdominal obesity were randomly divided into two groups( experimental group included 15 patients and control group included 12 patients),and were given oral Eucommia capsule( containing Eucommia ulmoides leaves extract) and oral placebo capsule respectively.Observed the change of weight,abdominal circumference,body mass index( BMI ),visceral fat and subcutaneous fat of patients in each group after 8 weeks.Results Compared with control group,the visceral and subcutaneous fat of the experimental group decreased significantly ( P ＜ 0.05 ),the weight and abdominal circumference of the experimental group decreased remarkably ( P ＜ 0.001 ),and BMI of the experimental group also decreased remarkably( P ＜0.01 ).Conclusions The Eucommia ulmoides leaves extract significantly inhibited the accumulation of abdominal fat and abdominal obesity,and could be used as the basic drugs to treat abdominal obesity. |
The inhibitive effect of Eucommia ulmoides leaves extract on abdominal fat NEWS
