Chinese medicinal herbs as potential prodrugs for obesity

• Main Authors: Siu Kan Law (Author), Yanping Wang (Author), Xinchen Lu (Author), Dawn Ching Tung Au (Author), Wesley Yeuk Lung Chow (Author), Albert Wing Nang Leung (Author), Chuanshan Xu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Obesity is a leading worldwide health threat with ever-growing prevalence, it promotes the incidence of various diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, hypertension, and certain cancers. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used to control body weight and...