Short-term effects of Melissa officinalis L. extract supplementation on inflammatory response and the perceived the pain of downhill running in young trained swimmers

Yengi Maleki, Gh.; Hemat-far, A.; Heidari, N.

doi:10.22092/ijmapr.2016.106142

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Department of Physical Education, kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

² Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Borujerd branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran

³ Department of Physical Education, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22092/ijmapr.2016.106142

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of downhill running and short term Melissa officinalis L. (MO) supplementation on CRP(circulating reactive protein) and the amount of perceived soreness (pain) in the male athletes. For this purpose, 20 male athletes were randomly divided into two groups of 10 (supplement and placebo). Serum CRP concentration and level of perceived thigh pain before and after the supplementation were measured. After collecting the data, ANOVA for repeated evaluation of time series and the Bonferroni post hoc test were significant (p<0.05), and t-test was used to evaluate difference between-groups. The findings of the study were that total serum CRP was increased less in the supplement group than that of placebo (p=0.03). The amount of perceived soreness was lower in the supplement group (p=0.03). It is concluded that the herbal supplement can decrease perceived thigh pain rate and elevated serum CRP levels after downhill running.

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Iranian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research

Short-term effects of Melissa officinalis L. extract supplementation on inflammatory response and the perceived the pain of downhill running in young trained swimmers

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Volume 32, Issue 1
April 2016
Pages 127-137

Short-term effects of Melissa officinalis L. extract supplementation on inflammatory response and the perceived the pain of downhill running in young trained swimmers

References

References

Volume 32, Issue 1April 2016Pages 127-137

Volume 32, Issue 1
April 2016
Pages 127-137