Eleuthero (Siberian ginseng) and exercise
What 3 graded rows on eleuthero (siberian ginseng) agree on for exercise, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Eleuthero (Siberian ginseng) page, with its PubMed record.
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Eleuthero (Siberian ginseng) and exercise
3 rows · 38 peopleMostly no difference: 2 of 3 rows, and most of the people. 1 found an improvement.
- DGrade D× 3
- Rows
- 3
- Trials
- 3
- People
- 38
Where they differ
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is a randomized trial of 20 people (1996) and found no difference.
The row that found an improvement ran longer (8 weeks) than the 2 rows that found no difference (7 days to 6 weeks).
The row that found an improvement is newer (2010) than the 2 rows that found no difference (1996 to 2000).
The rows
1 improved · 2 no difference- DGrade DSubmaximal and maximal running performance · No difference
RCT · n 20 · 1996 · Highly trained distance runners
3.4 mL/day · 6 weeks
No differences in heart rate, oxygen use, perceived exertion, time to exhaustion or lactate versus placebo.
Row on the Eleuthero (Siberian ginseng) page · PubMed 8778554 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DFat use and 10-km cycling time trial · No difference
Crossover RCT · n 9 · 2000 · Highly trained male cyclists
1,200 mg/day · 7 days before each trial
No differences in fuel use, heart rate, lactate or time-trial performance versus placebo.
Row on the Eleuthero (Siberian ginseng) page · PubMed 11099371 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DCycling endurance time and VO2 peak · Improved
Crossover RCT · n 9 · 2010 · Recreationally trained male college students (Taiwan)
800 mg/day · 8 weeks per period, 4-week washout
After 8 weeks of eleuthero, VO2 peak was 12% higher, time to exhaustion at 75% VO2 peak 23% longer and peak heart rate 4% higher (all P < 0.05); plasma free fatty acids rose and blood glucose fell at 30 minutes of cycling.
Row on the Eleuthero (Siberian ginseng) page · PubMed 21793317 (opens PubMed)