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

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Executive Function; Physical Fitness
• Interventions: Dietary Supplement: Cordyceps Sinensis (CS) and Lingzhi; Dietary Supplement: Tea and Flour

• Registration Number: NCT01718548
• Lead Sponsor: Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2012-10
• Study First Submitted: 2012-10-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-10-29
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-10-29
• Study First Posted: 2012-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 2012-10-31
• Study Start: 2012-12
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2013-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Physical education students

Exclusion Criteria

• All others

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
CS and Lingzhi	Cordyceps Sinensis (CS) and Lingzhi	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.
Placebo	Tea and Flour	Liquid tea ingested twice a day and flour-filled capsules ingested once a day over a period of 28 days

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in Cardiopulmonary Fitness after Ingestion of CS and Lingzhi Extracts	28 days	Before and after 28-day ingestion of CS and Lingzhi extracts, subjects will undergo a graded exercise test on a treadmill and results will be compared.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Wingate Institute; 🇮🇱 Netanya, Israel