Dietary supplement with a combination of Rhodiola crenulata and Ginkgo biloba enhances the endurance performance in healthy volunteers

Zhang-jin Zhang; Yao Tong; Jun Zou; Pei-jie Chen; Ding-hai Yu

doi:10.1007/s11655-009-0177-x

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Dietary supplement with a combination of Rhodiola crenulata and Ginkgo biloba enhances the endurance performance in healthy volunteers

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- Dietary supplement with a combination of Rhodiola crenulata and Ginkgo biloba enhances the endurance performance in healthy volunteers
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 15, Issue 3, Pages: 177-183(2009)
- Affiliations：
  
  1. School of Chinese Medicine, the University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong,China
  2. College of Exercise and Sports Science, Shanghai University of Sport,Shanghai,China
  3. Wushu College, Shanghai University of Sport,Shanghai,China
- Author bio：
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  Supported by Integrated Chinese Medicine Holdings Ltd., Hong Kong, China
- DOI：10.1007/s11655-009-0177-x
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- Published：2009，
  
  Published Online：2 July 2009，
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Zhang, Zj., Tong, Y., Zou, J. et al. Dietary supplement with a combination of Rhodiola crenulata and Ginkgo biloba enhances the endurance performance in healthy volunteers., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 15, 177–183 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-009-0177-x

Zhang-jin Zhang, Yao Tong, Jun Zou, et al. Dietary supplement with a combination of Rhodiola crenulata and Ginkgo biloba enhances the endurance performance in healthy volunteers. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 15(3):177-183(2009)
Zhang, Zj., Tong, Y., Zou, J. et al. Dietary supplement with a combination of Rhodiola crenulata and Ginkgo biloba enhances the endurance performance in healthy volunteers., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 15, 177–183 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-009-0177-x DOI：

Zhang-jin Zhang, Yao Tong, Jun Zou, et al. Dietary supplement with a combination of Rhodiola crenulata and Ginkgo biloba enhances the endurance performance in healthy volunteers. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 15(3):177-183(2009) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-009-0177-x.

摘要

To determine whether the ingestion of a herbal supplement called Rhodiola-Gingko Capsule (RGC) would enhance the endurance performance of healthy volunteers and change relevant hormones in a favorable manner. Seventy healthy male volunteers (age ranges from 18 to 22 years old) were randomly assigned to RGC group (35 cases

each capsule containing 270 mg herbal extracts

4 capsules per day) or placebo group (35 cases

equivalent placebo preparation) for 7 weeks using computerproduced digital random method. The endurance performance

serum testosterone and cortisol levels were measured at the baseline and the endpoint. Sixty-seven subjects (34 in the RGC group and 33 in the placebo group) completed a 7-week treatment. The RGC group displayed a significantly greater baseline-toendpoint increase in maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) than placebo group in both absolute (P=0.020) and relative values (P=0.023). At the endpoint

the serum cortisol level was unchanged in the RGC group compared with the baseline

but it was significantly elevated in the placebo group (P<0.05). The endpoint ratio of testosterone to cortisol

a surrogate for overtraining and fatigue in endurance exercises

was also indifferent compared with the baseline in the RGC group

but significantly decreased in the placebo group (P<0.05). The combined herbal supplement of Rhodiola and Gingko could improve the endurance performance by increasing oxygen consumption and protecting against fatigue.

Abstract

each capsule containing 270 mg herbal extracts

4 capsules per day) or placebo group (35 cases

equivalent placebo preparation) for 7 weeks using computerproduced digital random method. The endurance performance

the serum cortisol level was unchanged in the RGC group compared with the baseline

but it was significantly elevated in the placebo group (P<0.05). The endpoint ratio of testosterone to cortisol

a surrogate for overtraining and fatigue in endurance exercises

was also indifferent compared with the baseline in the RGC group

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herbal supplementendurancemaximal oxygen uptakecortisolTestosteroneclinical trial

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herbal supplementendurancemaximal oxygen uptakecortisolTestosteroneclinical trial

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