Medicinal Plants in Physical Exercise: A Review
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Nikole Costa Dias
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Marília (UNIMAR), Avenida Higino Muzzi Filho - 1001, Marília –Brazil / Brazil.
Natália Pandolfi Marinho
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Marília (UNIMAR), Avenida Higino Muzzi Filho - 1001, Marília –Brazil / Brazil.
Sandra Maria Barbalho
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Marília (UNIMAR), Avenida Higino Muzzi Filho - 1001, Marília –Brazil / Brazil. and Postgraduate Program in Structural and Functional Interactions in Rehabilitation - UNIMAR - Marília – SP, Brazil. and Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Technology of Marília, Marília, São Paulo – Brazil.
Adriano Cressoni Araújo
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Marília (UNIMAR), Avenida Higino Muzzi Filho - 1001, Marília –Brazil / Brazil. and Postgraduate Program in Structural and Functional Interactions in Rehabilitation - UNIMAR - Marília – SP, Brazil.
Claudia Rucco Penteado Detregiachi
Postgraduate Program in Structural and Functional Interactions in Rehabilitation - UNIMAR - Marília – SP, Brazil.
Mauro Audi
Postgraduate Program in Structural and Functional Interactions in Rehabilitation - UNIMAR - Marília – SP, Brazil.
Eduardo Federighi Baisi Chagas
Postgraduate Program in Structural and Functional Interactions in Rehabilitation - UNIMAR - Marília – SP, Brazil.
Rogério Leone Buchaim
University of São Paulo (FOB–USP), Alameda Doutor Octavio Pinheiro Brisolla, Bauru, Brazil.
Daniela Vieira Buchaim
Postgraduate Program in Structural and Functional Interactions in Rehabilitation - UNIMAR - Marília – SP, Brazil. and Medical School, University Center of Adamantina (UniFAI), Adamantina, Brazil.
Elen Landgraf Guiguer
Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Marília (UNIMAR), Avenida Higino Muzzi Filho - 1001, Marília –Brazil / Brazil. and Postgraduate Program in Structural and Functional Interactions in Rehabilitation - UNIMAR - Marília – SP, Brazil. and Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Technology of Marília, Marília, São Paulo – Brazil.
Abstract
Background: The use of medicinal plants may have an effective action on the performance of athletes.
Aims: This review aimed to evaluate the effects of the use of medicinal plants and some phytocompounds on physical performance.
Methodology: MEDLINE/PUBMED and EMBASE were consulted following the PRISMA guidelines.
Results: Panax ginseng increases the anti-fatigue effect, decreases the stress promoted by the physical exercise, and improves muscular function through gene expression enhancement. Arnica montana has a crucial anti-inflammatory action showing relief of muscular pain a. Zingiber officinale has an anti-inflammatory and analgesic role on muscular pain, and it can be used to speed up the recovery of muscular strength after intense activity. Ephedra sinica is related to thermogenic and sympathomimetic effects, being able to increase the energetic state. Capsaicin increases the energetic expenditure due to fat oxidation, promotes the anti-fatigue effect, and enhances the athlete’s resistance. Caffeine has ergogenic importance related to its antioxidant capacity, and it improves mental alertness condition.
Conclusion: The nutritional supplementation with products derived from medicinal plants may be an efficient alternative to improve the athlete’s performance, being a natural substitute for synthetic supplements, which usually are forbidden in competitions.
Keywords:
Physical exercises, Panax ginseng, Zingiber officinale, Arnica Montana, Ephedra sinica, caffeine, capsaicin.
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Dias, N. C., Marinho, N. P., Barbalho, S. M., Araújo, A. C., Detregiachi, C. R. P., Audi, M., Chagas, E. F. B., Buchaim, R. L., Buchaim, D. V., & Guiguer, E. L. (2021). Medicinal Plants in Physical Exercise: A Review. European Journal of Medicinal Plants, 32(1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.9734/ejmp/2021/v32i130358
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DOI:10.1089/jmf.2018.0162
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DOI:10.1016/j.ajp.2019.101894
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DOI:10.3390/molecules24061168
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DOI:10.1519/jsc.0000000000001098
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DOI:10.1080/17461391.2013.829126
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DOI:10.1002/mgg3.651
McSwiney FT, Wardrop B, Hyde PN, Lafountain RA, Volek JS, Doyle L. Keto-adaptation enhances exercise performance and body composition responses to training in endurance athletes. Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental. 2018;81:25-34.
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DOI:10.1021/acs.jproteome.7b00559
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