Experiment 68813
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Panax ginseng (ARALIACEAE) |
| Citation | ENGELS,HJ: WIRTH,JC:. (1997). NO ERGOGENIC EFFECTS OF GINSENG (PANAX GINSENG C.A. MEYER) DURING GRADED MAXIMAL AEROBIC EXERCISE.. 97(10) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL. THIRTY-SIX HEALTHY MEN CONSUMING AN OTHERWISE SUPPLEMENT-FREE DIET WHO MAINTAINED THEIR USUAL ACTIVITY LEVEL. A STANDARDIZED P. GINSENG C.A. MEYER CONCENTRATE (G115) WAS ADDED TO THE NOMAL DIET OF STUDY PARTICIPANTS AT A DOSAGE LEVEL OF EITHER 200 OR 400 MG/DAY, WHERE 100 MG OF THE PREPARATION IS EQUIVALENT TO 500 MG P. GINSENG ROOT. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES INCLUDED SUBMAXIMAL AND MAXIMALAEROBIC EXERCISE RESPONSES BEFORE AND AFTER AN 8-WEEK TRIAL INTERVENTION. THIRTY-ONE SUBJECTS COMPLETED THE STUDY. SUPPLEMENTATION WITH GINSENG HAD NO EFFECT ON THE FOLLOWING PHYSIOLOGIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS: OXYGEN CONSUMPTION (ML/KG PER MINUTE), RESPIRATORY EXCHANGE RATIO, MINUTE VENTILATION (L/MIN), BLOOD LACTIC ACID CONCENTRATION (MMOL/L), HEART RATE (BEATS/MIN), AND PERCEIVED EXERTION (P>.05). THE DATA IN HEALTHY MEN DO NOT OFFER SUPPORT FOR CLAIMS THAT P. GINSENG C.A. MEYER IS AN ERGOGENIC AID TO IMPROVE SUBMAXIMAL AND MAXIMAL AEROBIC EXERCISE PERFORMANCE. |
| Dose amount | 400.0 MG |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | INACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | DAY |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | HYDRO-ALCOHOLIC EXT |
| Gender | MALE |