| Keywords |
Korean red ginseng ; Fermented red ginseng ; Exercise ; Body surface temperature |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to examine the response of human body after taking Korean red ginseng(RG, steamed and dried root of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer, family Araliaceae) and to observe exercise performance after taking fermented red ginseng(FRG, fermented red ginseng by yeast and lactic acid bacteria). We made college students take RG and measured heart rate, body surface temperature, and blood flow rate. Then we made athletes in Kyunghee university take FRG to observe their anaerobic·aerobic exercise, peripheral fatigue, and blood profile. As a result of this study, there was no significant difference between two groups; Korean red ginseng group and placebo group differ in heart rate, blood flow rate, and body surface temperature. With anaerobic exercise test, we measured agility, power, maximum muscle strength, and muscle endurance. The result has shown that there was no significant difference between the FRG group and placebo group in all aspects. With shuttle-run test, we measured aerobic exercise capacity. The result has shown that there was a significant difference between two groups; the FRG group had more significant increase(p<.05) compared to placebo group. In blood profile, MDA and SOD, which were variables of anti-oxidant capacity, had no significant difference while the variables of liver function, SGOT and SGPT, also showed no difference. Both variable of peripheral fatigue, CK concentration, and variables of lipid metabolism, TG and TC, had no significant difference between two groups. In conclusion, RG had no effect on human body response but FRG seemed to increase the aerobic exercise performance. |