Pharmaceutical Compositions and functional food for prevention and treatment of obesity comprising Herbal medicine extract as an ingredient composition
PURPOSE: A composition containing Homonoia riparia Lour. extract for preventing and treating obesity, hyperlipidemia, and metabolic syndrome is provided to suppress pancreatic lipase and phosphodiesterase(PDE) actions. CONSTITUTION: A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating obesity contains Homonoia riparia Lour. extract as an active ingredient. A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating hyperlipidemia or metabolic syndrome contains Homonoia riparia Lour. extract as an active ingredient. The Homonoia riparia Lour. extract is isolated using water, alcohol of C1-C4, or mixture solvent thereof. A functional food for preventing or treating hyperlipidemia and metabolic syndrome contains Homonoia riparia Lour. extract as an active ingredient.