Experiment 609533

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismPanax ginseng (ARALIACEAE)
CitationFORGO,I: DUBACH,UC:. (1983). EFFECT OF DRUGS ON PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE AND HORMONE SYSTEM OF SPORTSMEN.. 125(38)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO CONTROLLED STUDY ON 30 MALE TOP ATHLETES WAS PERFORMED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF A STANDARDIZED GINSENG EXTRACT ON PHYSICA PERFORMANCE. AFTER 9 WEEKS OF TREATMENT PATIENTS RECIEVING THE GINSENG EXTRACT HAD AN INCREASED AEROBIC CAPACITY AS MEASURED BY OXYGEN ABSORATION, A DECREASE IN SERUM LACTATE AND A DECREASE IN HEART RATE. NO EFFECTS WERE OBSERVED ON BLOOD TESTOSTERONE OR LH LEVELS, OR ON URINE CORTISOL LEVELS.
Dose amount200.0 MG
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractSAPONIN FRACTION
GenderMALE