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Freshly picked washed mushrooms are subject to a modified atmosphere
and infused with a suspension containing a particulate microscopic heat
stable material. Upon blanching in boiling water the weight loss experienced
is reduced from a normal 24% to 33% loss to between a 2% loss and a 5%
or more weight gain.
A method of inhibiting weight gain or inducing or facilitating weight
loss comprising administering to a human an effective amount of a compound
having the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 are independently
hydrogen, --CH.sub.3, ##STR2## wherein Ar is optionally substituted phenyl;
R.sup.2 is selected from the group consisting of pyrrolidino, hexamethyleneamino,
and piperidino; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of solvate thereof.
The present invention relates to herbal compositions and methods for
regulating body weight, especially for promoting body weight loss, for
maintaining or controlling body weight, reducing blood levels of circulating
chemical fuels (e.g., glucose, carbohydrates, fatty acids, and cholesterol),
facilitating or promoting metabolism, treating diabetes, treating body
weight disorders, and the like.
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