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The effects of Eleutherococcus senticosus Extract on cardiorespiratory function, muscle strength and blood parameters were investigated. A group of 20 healthy male college students with medium exercise level, aged 20±2 years, assigned randomly to two groups. The experimental group (N=10) took the Eleutherococcus senticosus Extract 400mg/day while placebo group (N=10) took starch. Cardiorespiratory function test included VO2max, VE, exhaustion time and blood pressure. Muscule strength test included the test of forehand, thigh and back muscle. Blood parameter test included complete cell count, blood lactate concentration, triglyceride, cholesterol, GOT, GPT and BUN. After four weeks of treatment, (1)there were significant increase in experimental group between pre-test and post-test of VO2max (8.2%)(p<.05) and VE (5.5%)(p<.05) observed on the treadmill and has significant decrease in experimental group pre-test and post-test of systolic pressure (5.2%)(p<.05) but there were no significant differences between experimental group betweer and control. (2)There were no significant differences on muscule strength test and blood parameter test (p>.05) between and within two groups. These results indicate that (1) Eleutherococcus senticosus Extract can increase the cardiorespiratory function and (2) the dosage of 400mg/day of Eleutherococcus senticosus Extract have no negatie health effect.
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