A composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of Bidens pilosa extract, or an active compound isolated from the Bidens pilosa extract for use in treating obesity, reducing body weight or body weight gain, and/or gaining muscle mass or muscle content in a subject in need thereof is disclosed. The composition is useful for reducing fat cell size and/or fat accumulation in the fat cell in a subject in need thereof. The composition may further comprises an animal feed. A polyacetylenic compound for use in treating obesity, gaining muscle mass or muscle content, and/or increasing lean tissue protein content in a subject in need thereof is also disclosed. In one embodiment, the polyacetylenic compound is cytopiloyne.

Academia Sinica

NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY

Beneficial effect of Bidens pilosa on fat decrease and muscle increase

A method of treating a Th1-mediated disorder includes administering to a subject in need of the treatment an effective amount of a compound of the formula I: ##STR00001## wherein R.sub.1 is H, alkyl, aryl, or cyclyl; R.sub.2 is pyranose; R.sub.3 is H or alkyl; m is 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; n is 0, 1, 2, or 3; o is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4; p is 1, 2, 3, or 4; and the Th1-mediated disorder is non-obese diabetes, Crohn's colitis, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune encephalitis, multiple sclerosis, or autoimmune myocarditis. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition including a compound of formula I above and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

bidens serrulata/lihavuus

Beneficial effect of Bidens pilosa on fat decrease and muscle increase

Butanol extract of Bidens pilosa

Täydellisin lääketieteellinen tietokanta tieteen tukemana