The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of red jinseng and saliconia-herbaccea on muscle strength improvements and index of muscle damage.The subjects of this case were 20 university students with regular physical exercise more than five ...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of red jinseng and saliconia-herbaccea on muscle strength improvements and index of muscle damage.The subjects of this case were 20 university students with regular physical exercise more than five hours per week who had no hypertension, heart trouble, and stomach disease. Test groups were divided into supplements medicated group(SR, n=10) and Control group(C, n=10). Body instrumentation, Cybex test, 1RM, ammonia, phosphorus, CK, LDH, creatinine, IGF-I concentration change were examined and results were used as direct and indirect measures of muscle improvement index.After pre-examination, Red ginseng and saliconia-herbaccea were orally supplemented with specific mixed method for 4-weeks. Both group did not have significant changes in body weight, body fat, body instrumentation, concentration change of blood LDH and IGF-I. However, the densities of blood Ammonia of subjects were reduced.Moreover, from the Cybex test to observe muscle improvement pace, both group showed improvements on the knee extensor and a flexor peak torque. The test result of knee extensor showed that only SR group had statistic difference of (p<.05) on Extension and Flexion.Conclusively, this results indicated that under relatively heavy weight training (85% 1RM) with Red ginseng and saliconia-herbaccea administration affects reduction of concentration on index of blood Ammonia and improvements from Cybex test. In addition, statistically, it didn't showed significant improvements on muscle with supplements medicated, however, considering the various positive effects could lead us to conclusion that Red ginseng and saliconia-herbaccea had affect on muscle improvements.Previous separate studies of Red ginseng and disaliconia-herbaccea did not fully prove positive effects on muscle improvements and reduction of concentration on damaged blood ammonia.But we have proved that medication of combined Red ginseng and saliconia-herbaccea had effects on muscle improvements and reduction of Ammonia density in blood.Previous separate studies of Red jinseng and saliconia-herbaccea had suggestions of potential positive effects, but the combined administered method of Red jinseng and saliconia-herbaccea had effect as Ergogenic Aids on muscle improvements and concentration reduction of Ammonia density in blood.However, considering short term experiment with a small amount of medications, there are some difficulties judging Red jinseng and saliconia-herbaccea effects and possibility of side-effects on long term administration. Therefore, it would be meaningful to have a certain medication steps.Moreover, I suggest future study should examine which components of red ginseng and saliconia-herbaccea had effects on muscle improvements and index of muscle damage.