Obesity or being overweight is becoming a worldwide epidemic. It is more prevalent in affluent countries and spreading fast in countries which are growing economically. Although weight loss herbs should be taken as closely to their original natural form as possible, their tastes and odors are quite often odious and unbearable. They are, therefore, converted into pills for easy ingestion. Weight loss pills work in different ways. Some of them reduce the appetite and make use of ingredients such as phenylpropanolamine or caffeine. Some diet pills claim to increase the metabolism rate and help to control the appetite, while others claim to alter the body’s fat absorption properties. There are even some pills that claim to provide the same results as a gastric banding surgery without the inconvenience of a surgery. Lastly, there are pills that claim to eliminate waste and fluid from the body in order to make you lose weight. These pills actually have a form of diuretic and laxative effect. Allopathic medicines and pills for weight loss are often associated with toxins and side effects. Therefore most of the people are, generally, reluctant to take them. Herbal weight loss pills, as the name suggests, are made from organic plants and herbs which have medicinal properties. They are considered safe, efficacious and without side effects. In any case, even if they do not do any good, it generally does not do any harm either.