Really interested in seeing this used in some products in the future, honestly sounds pretty promising from these studies i have been looking at and I would love to learn more so i decided to start a thread if anyone else is interested to.
stacked with Ashwagandha would be awesome.
Effects of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) and Terminalia arjuna (Arjuna) on physical performance and cardiorespiratory endurance in healthy young adults.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
How to Take
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Composition
The three above triterpenoids are commonly seen as the main active ingredients, with other compounds with names related to this plant (Terminoside or Arjunoside as examples) tend to be glycosides of the three above aglycones.
also contains(-)-epicatechin + Vitamin C could pair with current epi supplements. could be possibly why it helps improve VO2 max and performance?
stacked with Ashwagandha would be awesome.
Effects of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) and Terminalia arjuna (Arjuna) on physical performance and cardiorespiratory endurance in healthy young adults.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
OBSERVATIONS:Forty normal healthy. Subjects (either sex, mean age 20.6 ± 2.5yrs and mean Body Mass Index 21.9 ± 2.2) were recruited after written informed consent was obtained. Institutional Ethics Committee permission was also obtained. Thirty participants were assigned to experimental group of which 10 received standardized root extracts of Withania somnifera, 10 received standardized bark extract of Terminalia arjuna and the rest of the 10 received standardized root extract of Withania somnifera in addition to bark extract of Terminalia arjuna both. Both the drugs were given in the form of capsules (dosage 500mg/day for both the drugs). Ten participants received placebo (capsules filled with flour). All the subjects continued the regimen for 8 weeks. All variables were assessed before and after the course of drug administration
CONCLUSION:Our study showed that Withania somnifera increased velocity, power and VO2 max whereas Terminalia arjuna increased VO2 max and lowered resting systolic blood pressure. When given in combination, the improvement was seen in all parameters except balance and diastolic blood pressure.
( can't Link the FT)Withania somnifera may therefore be useful for generalized weakness and to improve speed and lower limb muscular strength and neuro-muscular co-ordination. Terminalia arjuna may prove useful to improve cardio-vascular endurance and lowering systolic blood pressure. Both drugs appear to be safe for young adults when given for mentioned dosage and duration.
How to Take
(recommended dosage, active amounts, other details)
Other StuffA standard dose for the purposes of cardiac health appears to be 500mg of the bark (water extract) taken daily in the morning without food (no evidence exists to suggest that taking it with food is bad or anything). For persons who suffered cardiac trauma (such as Myocardial Infarction), this dose tends to be taken thrice a day every 8 hours
In animal models, this extract appears to exert protection on cardiac tissue in response to various cardiac insults including beta(2)adrenergic agonists (like Ephedrine, although isoproterenol was used in the studies) and catecholamines themselves.
Composition
The three above triterpenoids are commonly seen as the main active ingredients, with other compounds with names related to this plant (Terminoside or Arjunoside as examples) tend to be glycosides of the three above aglycones.
also contains(-)-epicatechin + Vitamin C could pair with current epi supplements. could be possibly why it helps improve VO2 max and performance?