Table 10.

Herbal extracts inhibiting lipase activity.

Source	Proposed Mechanism	Target	Effects
Ginkgo biloba [109,110]	Adipocyte hypertrophy	FAS Perilipin 1	Reduce the adipocyte volume
Hieracium sp. [107]	Decrease lypolysis	Pancreatic lipase	Decrease fat accumulation
Morus nigra [87,117]	Leptin-stimulated lipolysis	Hormone-sensitive lipase FAS	Decrease fat mass
Prunus armeniaca [111]	Inhibit adipogenesis	pancreatic lipase	Prevention of obesity
Rhus verniciflua [112,113,114,115,116]	Inhibit nonesterified fatty acid and glycerol absorption	SREBP1 alpha-glucosidase	Reduce body weight gain
Taraxacum officinale [108]	Increase plasma superoxide radical scavenging	Alkaline phosphatase	Decrease in lipid peroxidation