Combined extracts of Garcinia mangostana fruit rind and Cinnamomum tamala leaf supplementation enhances muscle strength and endurance in resistance trained males.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:A proprietary composition GMCT contains extracts of two popular Asian herbs viz., Garcinia mangostana (GM) fruit rind and Cinnamomum tamala (CT) leaf. We systematically evaluated physical performance and muscle strength enhancing ability of GMCT in a preclinical mouse model followed by a 42-days double-blind placebo controlled human trial in resistance trained adult males. METHODS:Four groups of Swiss albino mice (20-30 g body weight) (n?=?6) were fed a standard laboratory diet and given Carboxymethylcellulose sodium (CMC), 150 mg/kg GMCT (GMCT-150), 300 mg/kg GMCT (GMCT-300) or 50 mg/kg Oxymetholone (OXY) via oral gavage for 21 days. On day 22, the animals' physical performance and muscle strength were assessed in a forced swimming test (FST) and forelimb grip strength experiment, respectively. In the human trial, thirty-eight resistance-trained young adults (mean age 26.32?±?4.39 years, body weight 67.79?±?12.84 kg, BMI 22.92?±?3.54 kg/m2) completed the trial. The participants received either GMCT (n?=?19; 800 mg daily) or matched placebo (n?=?19) for 42 days. As primary variables, 1-RM bench press, 1-RM leg press, and leg extension repetitions were measured at baseline and on days 14, 28 and 42 of the intervention. Anthropometric parameters and serum markers such as free testosterone, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), insulin and lactate were also measured before and after the intervention. RESULTS:GMCT-300 mice showed significant improvement in swimming time (GMCT: 395.3?±?81.70 s vs. CMC: 271.6?±?56.86 s; p?=?0.0166), distance (GMCT: 341.22?±?65.88 m vs. CMC: 260.84?±?49.15 m; p?=?0.0461) and grip strength (GMCT: 43.92?±?6.97 N vs. CMC: 35.0?±?6.92 N; p?=?0.0490), compared with the CMC group. At the end of the 42-day human trial, the per protocol analyses reveal that mean changes from baseline 1-RM bench press (GMCT: 23.47?±?10.07 kg vs. PL: 3.42?±?2.06 kg; p?

SUBMITTER: Konda MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6196563 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature