<i>Gastrodia elata</i> Blume extract ameliorates exercise-induced fatigue

Abstract

To investigate the effect of Gastrodia elata Blume (GEB) extract on exercise-induced fatigue recovery, 120 mice were divided at random into four experimental groups (3 GEB administered groups and the normal control group). The normal control group were gavaged with distilled water and the GEB administered groups were gavaged with GEB extract (1000, 500 and 200 mg/kg) for seven consecutive days. The effect of GEB extract on the performance of forced swimming time and blood biochemical parameters related to fatigue blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and blood lactate were measured after forced swimming test (FST). The results indicated that the administration of GEB extract could elevate the endurance of the mice, lower the blood lactate produced and prevent the increase of serum BUN of mice after swimming. GEB extract ameliorates exercise-induced fatigue.

Keywords: Gastrodia elata Blume, exercise, fatigue

African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 9(36), pp. 5978-5982, 6 September, 2010