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Planta Med 1999; 65(3): 288-290
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-960783
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Effects of Ginseng Extract on Various Haematological Parameters During Aerobic Exercise in the Rat

A. Ferrando, L. Vila, J. A. Voces, A. C. Cabral, A. I. Alvarez, J. G. Prieto
  • Department of Physiology of the University of León, Spain
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04 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

The effects of the Ginseng extract on various biochemical and haematological parameters in male Wistar rats subjected to a treadmill exercise protocol were studied for 12 weeks. The results showed increases in the haematological parameters, these increases being greatest for the animals treated with the extract during the third month of the study. The exercise also led to increases in these parameters, while the combination of both exercise and extract produced smaller increases. This study shows a clear physiological response due to the ginseng extract administration that reproduces many of the effects obtained after long-term exercise. The combination of exercise and treatments seems to support the theory that there is no clear synergic effect when the advantages associated with the ingestion of ginseng are compared with the performance of exercise.

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