Abstract
Obesity is one of the major problems facing human beings at present. Because of the consumption of refined sugar and foods rich in carbohydrates, as well as adoption of a more sedentary lifestyle (often by necessity as is the case with most office workers), people in all countries are increasingly getting obese, which in turn is leading to other disorders like diabetes and cardiovascular complications. Existing conventional drugs have adverse side-effects, which is the major cause for scientists to look towards the plant kingdom for discovery of newer drugs with less or no side-effects. The Allium genera of plants are widely known for their medicinal properties, in particular Allium cepa (onion) and Allium sativum (garlic), whose beneficial actions include anti-obesity effects. In this mini review, we examine a lesser known plant of the Allium genera, namely Allium fistulosum L. and review its anti-obesity potential. The conclusion of the present study is that the plant contains phytochemicals like ferulic acid and quercetin, which possess anti-obesity mechanisms of action thus rendering the plant to be of potential use against obesity.
Highlights
Obesity and overweight has been defined by World Health Organization (WHO) “as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health”
The WHO factsheet of June 9, 2021 puts forth some statistics on obesity, which indicates a tripling of obese persons in the world since 1975; among people 18 years of age or older, more than 1.9 billion adults were overweight in 2016 with 650 million obese persons; these numbers in 2016 indicated that 39% of the world population were overweight and 13% suffered from obesity; 39 million children were obese or overweight in 2020; and over 340 million children and adolescents of the world aged 5-19 years were obese or overweight in 2016
The review cites a number of useful Allium genus plants like Allium cepa L., Allium fistulosum L., Allium nigrum L., and Allium sativum L
Summary
Obesity and overweight has been defined by World Health Organization (WHO) “as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health”. The review cites a number of useful Allium genus plants like Allium cepa L., Allium fistulosum L., Allium nigrum L., and Allium sativum L. The influence of quercetin-rich onion peel extracts have been examined on adipokine expression in visceral adipose tissue of rats in diet-induced obese rats.
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