There are different effects on the body with certain herbal remedies for weight loss, there are stimulants, diuretics, and cathartics.

The stimulant are herbs that promote weight loss, these plants do this by simulating the body, which means having more energy and the metabolism  is working faster in the body, which promotes weight loss.  Many people find after a certain age they begin to gain weight, one of the reasons for this is after this age the metabolism in their body changes and slows. That means that food is not being processed in the body as quickly and efficiently as it did in prior years.

Diuretics herbal treatments are plants that have properties that assist the body in loosing water weight, or by excreting the excess water in their body through increased urine.

Cathartic herbal remedies are plants that have properties to both cleanse the bowels and reduce the appetite.

There are some herbal plants that have the ability to work as an appetite suppressant in the body, these herbal plants do this unlike over the counter or prescription diet medications by expanding in the stomach and thereby reducing the feeling of hunger without any chemicals being placed in the body.