Efficacy of Lingzhi or Reishi Medicinal Mushroom Ganoderma lucidum (Agaricomycetes) Supplementation on Psychological Stress and Selective Fitness Profile Parameters in Female College Students in West Bengal, India
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Psychological disparities impact physical activity and fitness in sedentary female college students by affecting cardiovascular efficiency. Ganoderma lucidum, vitality-enhancing herb alleviates health and rejuvenates the mind-body to improve endurance fitness. A double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled parallel design study was conducted to determine whether supplementation of G. lucidum in daily dosages of 500 mg and 1000 mg improves psychophysiological health capabilities during the different phases of the experimental trial. Analysis for pre-experimental trial (0 day), experimental trial (15thday), and post-experimental trial (after 30th day) on anthropometric, psychological, physiological and physical fitness parameters were executed. Seventy-eight participants (n=78, age=20.64±3.21 years) were assigned randomly and equally divided (n=26) to one of the three treatment groups for intragroup and intergroup comparisons. Significant differences in the post-experimental G. lucidum1000mg supplementation group for heart rate (HR), maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), physical work capacity (PWC170) and right-hand grip strength (p<0.05) in comparison to the placebo group were observed. G. lucidum1000mgsupplemented group also significantly improved (p<0.05) HR, VO2 max and PWC170 (p<0.001) after pre- to post-trials. Experimental trial between placebo and G.lucidum1000mg group and post-experimental trial between G. lucidum500mg and G. lucidum1000mg group showed significant changes in VO2max (p<0.001) and PWC170 (p<0.05). Anxiety, depression, vitality and positive wellbeing scores significantly improved, leading to improved psychological well-being after G. lucidum1000mg supplementation. G. lucidum1000mg supplementation for 30 days might act as a longevity-promoting tonic for endurance and strength performance by ameliorating stress to improve the overall psychophysiological health, vitality and quality of life for better cardiovascular efficacy.
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