Comparación del Efecto Adelgazante de las Hojas de Pata de Vaca (Bauhinia sp.) en el Extracto Hidroalcohólico, Medicamento Homeopático y Microdosis en Personas con Sobrepeso

Abstract

The aim was to compare the slimming effect of cow's foot leaves (Bauhinia sp.), in the forms of hydroalcoholic extract (tincture 40%), homeopathic medicine and microdose, in 25 overweight volunteers (ages 19 to 29 years), in the period May to June 2012. The quality control of raw material and finished product complied with the specifications given by the WHO, AOAC, Ecuadorian Standard of Phytotherapics. The results of weight difference and BMI after three weeks of study in each group were: tincture (2.38 Kg) (0.88 Kg/m2), microdose (2.10 Kg) (0.86 Kg/m2), homeopathic medicine (1.56 Kg) (0.58 Kg/m2). These data were subjected to statistical analysis through the application of the G-Stat 2.0 program using the ANOVA method, one factor multiple comparisons. Method: Tukey HSD at 95.00% showing that the tincture has less dispersion of data with greater slimming effect and toxicity, followed by the microdose with high dispersion and the homeopathic medicine with more centralized data and less toxicity. Therefore, the use of these leaves in any of the phytotherapeutic forms tested represents a useful, effective and economical means for the treatment of obesity and overweight, so it would be necessary to continue future research in which the study time would be longer, controlling in a better way the homogeneity of the groups.