Review Article

Effects of Panax ginseng on Obesity in Animal Models: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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PubMed search strategy.

HistorySearch string

#1obesity [MeSH terms]
#2obes[tiab] OR adipos[tiab] OR body mass index [tiab] OR BMI[tiab] OR Overweight[tiab] OR Body weight[tiab] OR Body size[tiab] OR Body constitution[tiab] OR weight gain[tiab] OR Fat mass[tiab] OR percent fat[tiab] OR Leptin[tiab] OR Grehlin[tiab] OR energy expenditure[tiab]
#3#1 OR #2
#4panax [MeSH terms]
#5Panax ginseng[tiab] OR ginseng[tiab] OR panax[tiab] OR red ginseng[tiab] OR Korean red ginseng[tiab] OR ginsan[tiab] OR “jen shen”[tiab] OR shinseng[tiab] OR “ren shen”[tiab] OR schinseng[tiab] OR ninjin[tiab]
#6#4 OR #5
#7“animal experimentation” [MeSH terms]
#8animals filter (Hooijmans et al. [40])
#9#7 OR #8
#10#3 AND #6 AND #9