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

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-183

  Zhang, Zhang Jin ^a   Tong, Yao ^a   Zou, Jun ^b   Chen, Pei Jie ^b   Yu, Ding Hai ^b  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (China)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Cortisol; Endurance; Herbal supplement; Maximal oxygen uptake; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; RHODIOLA CRENULATA EXTRACT; RHODIOLA EXTRACT; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENDURANCE; FATIGUE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMNOLENCE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FATIGUE; GINKGO BILOBA; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PLACEBOS; RHODIOLA; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650470975     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-009-0177-x     Document Type: Article

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