The Effects of Cordyceps Sinensis and Lingzhi on Cardiovascular Fitness and Cognitive Function

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Physical Fitness; Executive Function

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Cordyceps Sinensis (CS) and Lingzhi; Dietary Supplement: Tea and Flour

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01718548

0062-12-HYMC

Details and patient eligibility

About

Cordyceps Sinensis (CS) and Lingzhi extracts have been used in Chinese Medicine for many years for treatment of a variety of conditions. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of oral ingestion of CS and Lingzhi extracts of a period of 28 days on cardiopulmonary fitness and cognitive functioning in young, healthy physical education students.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Physical education students

Exclusion criteria

• All others

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

CS and Lingzhi

Active Comparator group

Description:

CS liquid (each dosage is a bottle of liquid containing 30 ml: comprising 75% of CS, 6% Lingzhi, 6% shitake, 5% bamboo shoot, 2% honey, 0.1% potassium sorbet and 5.9% pure water) and Lingzhi capsule (each capsule contains 620mg of: 52.42% Lingzhi, 28.23% CS, and 19.35% soy gel ) ; one quarter bottle of CS to be ingested twice a day, and the Lingzhi capsule to be taken once a day, both for a period of 28 days.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Cordyceps Sinensis (CS) and Lingzhi

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Liquid tea ingested twice a day and flour-filled capsules ingested once a day over a period of 28 days

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Tea and Flour