10/21/2018 / By Zoey Sky
The amla (Emblica officinalis) tree is worshiped in India because it provides a vitamin C-rich fruit that can help boost overall health. Based on data from a study, amla could also be used to prevent obesity. For the study, which was published in the Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, a team of researchers used a rat model to investigate the potency of amla as a preventive measure for obesity.
According to various studies, amla possesses powerful anti-diabetic, anti-hyperlipidemia (used to promote the reduction of lipid levels in the blood), and antioxidant properties when tested on various animal models. In this study, the researchers tested the anti-obesity properties of aqueous amla extract on a rat model of high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obesity. The research team used male Wistar rats that were given a high-fat diet for 42 days to induce obesity.
The HFD-fed rats were orally administered aqueous amla extract from day eight to 50 days during the testing period. Once the testing period ended, the scientists took note of the subjects’ body weight gain, serum lipids, insulin, and leptin parameters. After the HFD-induced obese rats were orally fed the aqueous amla extract (20 milligrams of medication per kilogram of body weight [mg/kg]), the researchers reported that the subjects lost a considerable amount of “body weight gain, insulin, leptin, [and] lipids,” unlike the rats that were only administered the HFD.
The researchers said that the amla extract also increased the high-density lipoprotein (HDL-C) levels of the rat subjects. HDL-C is “good” cholesterol and it can help eliminate fats and cholesterol from cells. (Related: Find health with the super food synergy of Indian gooseberry and African mango.)
The research team concluded that aqueous amla extract can potentially be used to develop cures that can naturally and safely prevent obesity. These cures may also be used to help people maintain a healthy weight.
Amla, or Indian gooseberry, is used in traditional Indian medicine to cure different ailments like diarrhea and dysentery.
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