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Professor Lee Byung-cheol of the Obesity Center at Kyunghee University Korean Medicine Hospital (Director Jeong Hee-jae) recently demonstrated safe and effective weight loss through a groundbreaking herbal obesity treatment method. The results were published in the August issue of the SCIE international journal Pharmaceuticals(IF 4.3).

Professor Lee Byung-cheol divided 240 patients visiting the hospital into a monotherapy group (85 patients receiving customized herbal decoctions) and a combination therapy group (155 patients receiving customized herbal decoctions along with sensitivity therapy) to compare and analyze weight loss over the treatment period. The results confirmed that both groups achieved successful weight loss, and the treatment was also effective for long-term weight management.

Among all participants in the study, 60.4% lost more than 5%, 21.3% lost more than 10%, and the remaining 6.3% lost more than 15% of their body weight, with an average weight loss effect of 17% over the entire 10-month period. The group that underwent sensitivity therapy alongside the treatment showed even greater weight loss effects.

Professor Lee Byung-cheol stated, "The results of this study demonstrate a weight loss effect superior to any currently used obesity treatments, marking a significant achievement that opens new possibilities for herbal obesity treatments. Additionally, the sensitivity therapy used in the combination therapy group has been shown to contribute to weight loss and metabolic health by regulating the balance of gut microbiota."

He added, "In actual animal experiments, improvements in metabolism and insulin sensitivity were observed, such as the inhibition of inflammatory macrophage infiltration into adipose tissue. This treatment will be a great help in improving patients' overall health beyond simple weight loss."

The title of the paper is "Enhanced Anti-Obesity Effects of Euphorbia Kansui Extract through Macrophage and Gut Microbiota Modulation: A Real-World Clinical and In Vivo Study."

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