Lemon Verbena (Aloysia) and exercise recovery

What 2 graded rows on lemon verbena (aloysia) agree on for exercise recovery, 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 Lemon Verbena (Aloysia) page, with its PubMed record.

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2 rows · 104 people

They agree: both rows found an improvement.

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Improved

Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside.

From the rows

The best-graded row, grade C, is a randomized trial of 60 people (2021) and found an improvement.

The rows run from 44 to 60 people, published from 2018 to 2021: 2 single studies.

2 improved

Grade CMuscle damage and soreness after exhaustive exercise · Improved
RCT · n 60 · 2021 · Healthy adults (30 men, 30 women)
400 mg a day · 10 days before an exhaustive exercise test, continued through 3 days of follow-up
The extract raised the antioxidant enzyme GPx and lowered creatine kinase, IL-6, 8-OHdG and muscle pain after exhaustive exercise compared with placebo.
Row on the Lemon Verbena (Aloysia) page · PubMed 34104096 (opens PubMed)
Grade CStrength loss and recovery after exhaustive exercise · Improved
RCT · n 44 · 2018 · Healthy sport-active men and women aged 22–50
400 mg once a day · 15 days (10 days before an exhaustive jump test, the test day and 4 days after)
Exercise-related loss of muscle strength was smaller than with placebo (p = 0.031); antioxidant enzyme activity and movement pain improved only by trend, and creatine kinase and IL-6 did not differ.
Row on the Lemon Verbena (Aloysia) page · PubMed 29410606 (opens PubMed)