AstraGin: Sirrin Abu a Kan Lakabi da Ya Ƙara Shaƙa da Whey
Ka taɓa ganin wannan kalma a ƙarƙashin lakabin ƙarin gina jiki? A cikin ƙananan takardu da ke kunshe da bayanin abun da ake ƙara wa foda na proteine, akwai wani suna da ya fi kama da taken littafi na almara – AstraGin. Sabon gwajin ɗan adam ya ba da shaidar cewa wannan ƙaramin sinadari na iya taimaka wa jiki ya shaƙa ƙarin muhimman amino acid daga whey protein, kuma sakamakon ya fi bayyana a cikin manya masu shekaru sama da 60. Kafin ka yanke shawarar siya, ga abin da binciken ya gano, da abin da bai gano ba.
Menene AstraGin, kuma me ya sa ake saka shi a cikin ƙarin gina jiki?
AstraGin alamar kasuwanci ce daga NuLiv Science wadda ke haɗa Astragalus membranaceus da Panax notoginseng. Muhimman abubuwan da ke aiki su ne saponins, sinadarai na tsire‑tsire da ake tunanin suna inganta yadda abinci ke wucewa ta hanji. Don masu ƙera ƙari, dabarar ta na da sauƙi: ƙara ƙaramin adadi, sannan a bar sauran sinadarai su fi shan ruwa. Saboda haka, kika iya samun AstraGin a cikin pre‑workout, foda na proteine, ko haɗe‑haɗen kari.
Masana bincike suna kiran haɗin da ke kunshe da saponin‑din Astragalus da Panax da APS (Astragalus‑Panax saponins). Har yanzu ba a san ainihin tasirin sa a kan whey protein a jikin mutane ba – shi ya sa wannan gwaji ya zama muhimmi.
Yadda aka tsara binciken
Binciken da aka buga a mujallar Nutrients a shekara ta 2026, daga ƙungiyar da ke Taiwan (Zhuang, Yen, Lin, da Shen), an gudanar da shi yadda ake kira randomized, double‑blind, placebo‑controlled crossover. An zaɓi matasa 30 masu lafiya, an raba su zuwa rukuni uku na shekaru: 18‑25, 26‑59, da 60‑80 (kowane rukuni ya ƙunshi mutane goma).
Binciken ya gudana a matakai biyu:
- Mataki na farko (ƙwanaki 1): mahalarta sun sha whey tare da APS ko da placebo, sannan an auna yadda amino acid ke fitowa a jini a cikin awanni kaɗan.
- Mataki na biyu (makonni 4): kowanne mahalarta ya samu 50 mg AstraGin sau biyu a rana (total 100 mg) a haɗe da horon nauyi mai sauƙi (squat a kujeru, push‑up a bango, hip bridge, saiti uku), tare da whey a 0.8 g/kg kowace rana. An auna yawan amino acid a jini, aikin tsoka, da alamomin lafiyar hanji.
Sakamako mafi jan hankali
Bayan shan guda‑guda
- Valine: yawan shigowa ya ƙaru da 6.67 %
- Leucine: yawan shigowa ya ƙaru da 3.62 %
- Isoleucine: bambanci ƙanana ne, kusan 0.15 %
Bayan makonni huɗu
- Valine: +14.07 %
- Leucine: +8.34 %
- Isoleucine: +6.33 %
- Jimillar muhimman amino acid a masu shekaru 60‑80: +12.74 %
- Zonulin a jini: ‑13.01 % (alamun ragin permeabiliti na hanji) – yayin da placebo ya nuna raguwar ‑0.9 %
Zonulin furotin ne da ake amfani da shi a matsayin alamar yawan permeabiliti na hanji; ragin shi na nufin ƙarfi ƙara ga shingen hanji. Duk da haka, har yanzu akwai muhawara game da sahihancin zonulin a matsayin alamar, kuma wannan bincike ba zai iya tabbatar da cewa raguwar zonulin ne ya haifar da ƙarin amino acid ba.
Abubuwan da ba su da muhimmanci a ƙididdiga
- Grip strength (ƙarfi da aka riƙe sandar): ƙaruwa da 5.20 % a APS vs 2.44 % a placebo.
- Kimar ƙara ƙarfin tsoka: 0.85 % a APS vs 0.68 % a placebo.
Duk da cewa marubuta sun ɗauki waɗannan a matsayin ƙaruwa a aikin tsoka, bambance‑bambancen ba su da ƙimar ƙididdiga (p‑value > 0.05). Haka kuma, wasu canje‑canjen amino acid sun kasance kankare ne ga buƙatun kimiyya.
Tsaro
Bayan makonni huɗu, ba a sami wata alamar raunana ga hanta ko kodan ba a ƙungiyar da ta karɓi APS. Wannan yana ƙara ba da kwarin gwiwa game da amincin sinadarin a cikin mutane masu lafiya.
Adadin da ake amfani da shi vs. ƙimar da EFSA ta amince da ita
Gwajin ya yi amfani da 100 mg AstraGin a rana, wato kusan ninka adadin da Hukumar Abinci ta Turai (EFSA) ta amince da shi a 2020 – 35 mg a rana. Duk da rashin alamun illa a hanta da kodan bayan wani ƙaramin lokaci, ba mu da hujja mai ƙarfi cewa wannan ƙarin yawan ya daɗe ya kasance lafiya ga kowa da kowa. Yawancin samfuran da ke kasuwa suna amfani da ƙima ƙasa da wannan gwaji, saboda haka tasirin da aka gani a cikin gwaji na iya zama daban.
Shin AstraGin yana aiki? Gaskiyar lissafi
Wannan ƙaramin gwaji ne na mutane 30, tsawon makonni huɗu, da horon nauyi mai sauƙi. Sakamakon ƙaruwa a wasu amino acid na da alƙawari, amma ba su nuna tasiri mai ɗorewa a kan ƙarfi ko girman tsoka. Don haka, a halin yanzu, AstraGin ya kasance “mai yiwuwa” (potential) a matsayin ƙarin taimako ga shaƙar proteine, ba “tilas” ba.
Shawarwari ga masu sha'awar amfani da AstraGin
- Waɗanda za su fi amfana: manya masu shekaru 60‑80 da kuma wadanda suke fuskantar ƙarancin shaƙar proteine ko matsalolin narkewa.
- Yadda ake amfani: a gwajin, an ɗauki AstraGin tare da whey protein, don haka haɗa shi da foda na proteine shi ne hanya mafi dacewa.
- Kada ku ɓata kuɗi: idan kun riga kuna cin isasshen proteine, horon nauyi, da samun isasshen barci, ƙaruwa na 5‑14 % a wasu amino acid ba za ta kawo babban bambanci ba.
- Mafi muhimmanci: daidaita yawan proteine a kowanne abinci, raba cin abinci a throughout rana, kara nauyi a hankali, da samun isasshen barci.
- Duba lakabi: yawancin samfuran ba su bayyana adadin AstraGin da suke ƙunshe da shi ba, don haka ba za ku iya sanin kuke ci adadin da ya dace ba.
AstraGin na iya zama ƙarin taimako mai wayo don haɓaka amfanin whey protein, musamman a lokacin tsufa. Amma har sai an samu manyan gwaje‑gwaje masu zaman kansu da ke nuna tasiri a kan ƙarfi da girman tsoka, za mu ci gaba da ɗaukar shi a matsayin zabi mai alƙawari, ba mafita ta ƙarshe ba.
