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Protection of Panax ginseng in injured muscles after eccentric exercise
A C Cabral de Oliveira1, A C Perez, J G Prieto
1Department of Physical Education, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, SE, Brazil.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology
|February 15, 2005
Abstract:
Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer, the root of an Araliaceae plant has been shown to possess various biological effects. Ginseng treatment (100 mg kg(-1)) protected muscles from eccentric exercise injuries. It was effective in preserving mitochondrial membrane integrity and reduced nitrate concentration in vastus and rectus (46% and 26%, respectively). It also reduced carbonyl contents by approximately 27% in all the muscles studied.
