Free radicals and antioxidant became the medical focus in recent years. The causes of many chronic diseases were related to free radicals. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Eleutherococcus senticosus (ES) on college students. Ten school team athletes (8 male 18.7±0.95 yr, 2 female 17±1.l5 yr) were randomly assigned into two groups and took an oral dose of 600 mg ES and starch (placebo) for 8 weeks. A double blind, cross-over design was used. Followed by 14-day washout period and then resumed the ES or placebo. After all-out exercise on cycle ergometer, measured their blood parameters, which included albumin, glutathione peroxidase, TEAC levels and TBARS levels. The results showed in placebo group there was an increase in GPx (p<0.05) and TBARS while the ES group showed a decrease. Comparison of albumin levels, an increase was discovered in the ES group after exercise (p<0.05). In all, ES may neutralize free radical created while exercising, thus bringing us to the conclusion that a supplementation of Eleutherococcus senticosus 600 mg per day for 8 weeks may protect cells from free radicals damage after exercise.
Free radicals and antioxidant became the medical focus in recent years. The causes of many chronic diseases were related to free radicals. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Eleutherococcus senticosus (ES) on college students. Ten school team athletes (8 male 18.7±0.95 yr, 2 female 17±1.l5 yr) were randomly assigned into two groups and took an oral dose of 600 mg ES and starch (placebo) for 8 weeks. A double blind, cross-over design was used. Followed by 14-day washout period and then resumed the ES or placebo. After all-out exercise on cycle ergometer, measured their blood parameters, which included albumin, glutathione peroxidase, TEAC levels and TBARS levels. The results showed in placebo group there was an increase in GPx (p<0.05) and TBARS while the ES group showed a decrease. Comparison of albumin levels, an increase was discovered in the ES group after exercise (p<0.05). In all, ES may neutralize free radical created while exercising, thus bringing us to the conclusion that a supplementation of Eleutherococcus senticosus 600 mg per day for 8 weeks may protect cells from free radicals damage after exercise.