| abstract |
The invention relates to the use, or methods (especially with regard to animals, especially human, that are in need of such treatment) comprising the use, of an extract and/or one or more natural compounds from plants or parts of plants, respectively, from a genus selected from the group consisting of Schisandra, Illicium, Kadsura, Steganotaenia and Magnolia, alone or as supplement, as active ingredient in the regulation of body weight and/or fat loss and/or for the management of obesity, either in humans or in animals, to the use of said extract and/or natural compound(s) or mixtures in the manufacture of a pharmaceutical or nutraceutical formulation for the regulation of body weight and/or fat loss and/or for the management of obesity either in humans or in animals. The above extract and/or compound(s) can further be used to reduce one or more adverse metabolic parameters in a subject, such as the blood cholesterol level, especially the "bad" low density lipid (LDL) cholesterol. The invention relates also to said extract and/or compound(s) for use in the treatment or in the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of obesity and/or elevated blood cholesterol, as well as their preparation. It also relates to pharmaceutical or nutraceutical formulations comprising said extract and/or natural compound(s) which are useful in the regulation of body weight and/or fat loss and/or for the management of obesity. |