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Panax ginseng and salvia miltiorrhiza supplementation abolishes eccentric exercise-induced vascular stiffening: a double-blind

Nutrition
Author
Lin HF et al.
Used Parameters : PBF

Publication Year : 2016

Country : Taiwan

Journal : BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Muscle damage induced by unaccustomed or eccentric exercise results in delayed onset vascular stiffening. We tested the hypothesis that a 7-day supplementation of panax ginseng and salvia miltiorrhiza prior to an acute eccentric exercise could attenuate arterial stiffening. By using a double-blind study placebo-controlled randomized design, subjects were randomly assigned to either the Chinese herb (N= 12) or the placebo group (N= 11) and performed a downhill running (eccentric exercise) trial and a control (seated rest) trial …
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