Tongkat Ali as a potential herbal supplement for physically active male and female seniors - A pilot study

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 544-550

  Henkel, Ralf R ^a   Wang, Ruxiang ^b   Bassett, Susan H ^a   Chen, Tao ^c   Liu, Na ^b   Zhu, Ying ^c   Tambi, Mohd Ismail ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b Shenyang Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

^c Liaoning Forensic Science Institute   (China)

^d Damai Service Hospital   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

adaptogen; elderly individuals; ergogenic benefits; Eurycoma longifolia; increased muscle strength; testosterone

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA EXTRACT; HEMOGLOBIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PHYSTA; PRASTERONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; EURYCOMA; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; SUPPLEMENTATION; TONGKAT ALI; TREATMENT DURATION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA;

ADAPTOGEN; ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS; ERGOGENIC BENEFITS; EURYCOMA LONGIFOLIA; INCREASED MUSCLE STRENGTH; TESTOSTERONE;

AGED; AGING; ANDROSTERONE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EURYCOMA; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PILOT PROJECTS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84897970033     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.5017     Document Type: Article

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