INTEGRATION OF HERBAL MEDICINES WITH CURRENT NANOTECHNOLOGY; A NEW ERA IN OBESITY MANAGEMENT IN FUTURE
AbstractObesity and overweight is excessive or abnormal accumulation of fat in body that presents a risk to health. Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions, with over four million individuals dying every year as a result of their condition. Different approaches comprising biological sources, different drug therapy, have been used in obesity treatment; though, these unoriginal selections linger unproductive and carry risks of adverse drug reaction. Hence, treatment with high efficacy and specificity is the need of the hour. Novel drug delivery system use herbal medicines and chemical entities to develop healing efficacy, target oriented through herbal approach for equilibrium, controlled release of antiobesity agents. In this review, we provide insights into current treatments for obesity with a focus on recent developments of herbal polymeric carriers for improved antiobesity drug delivery.
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IJP
D. M. Nirmale, Saleemulla Khan * and Chandan Pandit
Department of Pharmacognosy, P. A. College of Pharamcy, Nadupadav, Near Mangalore University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
saleemulla.khan@gmail.com
26 May 2026
22 June 2026
29 June 2026
10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.IJP.13(7).651-65
01 July 2026
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