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Ecdysterone daga Alayyahu: Maza 46, Mako 10 – An Nemi Hana

Dr. Gymbro · · 5 min read
#supplements #muscle growth #ecdysterone #turkesterone #phytoecdysteroids #natural anabolic #wada

Idan Ka Nemi Turkesterone a Intanet, Ka Taɓa Ganin Shahararsa – Ecdysterone

Ecdysterone hormone ne na steroid da ke fitowa daga tsirrai, musamman alayyahu. Masu bincike suka gudanar da gwaji na makonni 10 a dakin motsa jiki, inda suka samu tallafi daga Hukumar Duniya ta Yaki da Kayan Yaƙi (WADA). Sakamakon su ya nuna cewa ya kamata a haramta wannan sinadari.

Wannan shawara ba ta sabawa ka’idojin "kayan halitta" ba. A ƙasa muna taƙaita abin da binciken ya gano, abin da ba ya kunsa, da kuma abin da ya shafi ku.

Abin Da Binciken Ya Gano

Takardar da aka buga a Archives of Toxicology (2019, 93(7):1807‑1816) mai taken "Ecdysteroids as non‑conventional anabolic agents: performance enhancement by ecdysterone supplementation in humans" ta Isenmann E et al. ana iya karantawa a PubMed.

Tsarin binciken ya kasance mai sauƙi:

  • Maza 46 masu ƙuruciya sun kammala shirin horo na ƙarfin jiki na makonni 10.
  • An ba su kwayoyin ecdysterone daban‑daban, an kwatanta su da ƙungiyar kulawa (placebo).
  • An auna jini da fitsari don tantance matakan ecdysterone da sauran alamu na ƙara ƙarfin jiki.
  • An duba ko akwai wasu sinadarai da aka haramta a jikin mahalarta, domin tabbatar da cewa tasirin da aka gani na ecdysterone ne kawai, ba wani kwaya mai guba ba.
  • An tuntuɓi masana don tabbatar da cewa samfurin da aka baiwa mahalarta ba shi da gurɓataccen anabolic steroids.

Kulawa da gurɓatacciyar ƙimomi tana da muhimmanci. Sau da yawa ƙarin gina jiki na fuskantar matsala daga kayan da ba a yi musu alama daidai ba ko kuma waɗanda aka haɗa da wasu sinadarai; wannan bincike ya ɗauki matakai masu tsauri don guje wa irin wannan lamari.

Sakamako – Menene Lambobin Ke Nuna?

Takaitaccen bayani (abstract) ya nuna manyan sakamako guda biyu:

  1. Ƙaruwar girman tsoka: Maza da aka ba su ecdysterone sun samu ƙaruwa mai ma’ana a girman tsoka idan aka kwatanta da ƙungiyar kulawa.
  2. Ƙarfafa bench‑press: Hakanan, an ga ƙaruwa sosai a maximum bench‑press (1RM).

Masu binciken sun kuma gane irin wannan tasiri a cikin sel na tsoka C2C12 (sel na berayen tsoka) a dakin gwaje‑gwaje. Game da aminci, ba su ga ƙaruwa a alamu masu nuna guba a hanta ko koda ba.

Abstract ɗin ba ta bayyana ainihin adadin miligram ko ƙimar kashi ba, don haka ba za mu iya ƙirƙira waɗannan bayanai ba. Abin da ta nuna shi ne: ƙarin girman tsoka da ƙara ƙarfin bench‑press a ƙungiyar da ta ɗauki ecdysterone bayan makonni 10.

Me Ya Sa Ecdysterone Yake Aiki (Ba Testosterone Ba Ne)

Mawallafa sun bayyana cewa tasirin anabolic na ecdysterone yana faruwa ne ta haɗa estrogen receptor (ER), musamman ER‑β, ba ta hanyar androgen receptor ba. Wannan bambanci ne da ke ba da damar tallata shi a matsayin steroid da ba shi da tasirin androgenic na al’ada.

Takardar kuma ta ambaci wani binciken berayen da aka sabunta kwanan nan, inda ecdysterone ya fi wasu sinadarai masu ƙarfi kamar metandienone tasiri. Ko da yake wannan ba hujja ce ta daidaituwa a ɗan adam ba, yana nuna dalilin da ya sa masana anti‑doping ke mai da hankali kan wannan sinadari.

Dalilin Da WADA Ke Neman Hana Shi

Wannan gwaji an tallafa masa da kuɗi daga WADA (grant 15C18MP). Masu binciken sun ce sakamakon su "na nuna ƙarfi sosai" don haka an sanya ecdysterone a jerin ƙwayoyin da aka haramta a ƙarƙashin ƙungiya S1.2, “other anabolic agents”.

Wannan shawara na da tasiri kai tsaye ga ‘yan wasa masu gasa. Ba su ce ecdysterone ba ne ƙarya ba; suna cewa tasirinsa yana da ƙarfi har ya zama ya cancanci a ɗauka a matsayin ƙara ƙarfin jiki.

Turkesterone da Wasu Phytoecdysteroids

Masu neman turkesterone suna duba iyalin sinadarai da ake kira phytoecdysteroids, waɗanda ke fitowa daga tsirrai kamar alayyahu, Cyanotis da Ajuga. Ecdysterone shi ne sinadari mafi yawa a yawancin samfuran irin wannan. Turkesterone sananne ne, amma wannan bincike ya yi nazari ne kawai kan ecdysterone, ba turkesterone ba. Don haka kada ku ɗauka cewa sakamakon zai aiki da kowanne samfur da ke ɗauke da "ecdysteroid" a lakabi.

Takaitattun Iyakoki Da Ya Kamata Ka San

  • Gwaji guda, ƙanana: Maza 46 ba manyan alƙaluma ba ne, kuma gwaji guda ba zai ba da cikakken hoton tasiri ba.
  • Maza kawai: Ba a san yadda zai shafi mata, tsofaffi ko ‘yan wasa na ƙwarai ba.
  • Matsakaicin ƙima ba a tantance ba: An yi amfani da ƙimomi daban‑daban, amma ba a ƙayyade mafi dacewa ga ɗan adam ba.
  • Lokaci ƙanƙanta: Makonni 10 ba su ba da wata alama game da tsawon amincin da ba a san shi ba, kuma "ba a ga ƙaruwa a alamu masu guba" ba yana nufin amincin dogon lokaci.
  • Bayanan sel ba su da ƙarfi: Gwajin C2C12 yana a matakin dakin gwaje‑gwaje ne kawai.
  • Yanayin kuɗi: Tallafin daga hukuma anti‑doping ba yana nufin sakamakon ba ne, sai dai yana nuni da yadda aka duba shi a mahangar doka.

Abubuwan Da Zaka Iya Amfani Da Su

Kyautatawa da lokaci: Takardar ba ta bayar da ƙimar da ake buƙata don ɗan adam ba, don haka ba za mu iya ƙirƙira ƙimar daidaitacciyar ba. Gwajin ya ƙunshi horo na makonni 10 tare da ƙara sinadarin a lokacin, don haka duk wani sakamako mai ma’ana yana buƙatar haɗin horo da sadaukarwa na tsawon lokaci, ba wani tasiri na gajeren lokaci ba. Amfanin samfurin na iya bambanta sosai, don haka ku yi shakku ga ikirarin tallace‑tallace.

Wanda zai iya sha'awa: ‘Yan wasa masu nishaɗi, waɗanda ba a yi musu gwaji ba, kuma suke yin horo mai ƙarfi, suna cin isasshen furotin, suna samun isasshen barci, kuma suna neman zaɓi na tsire‑tsire da ke da shaidar bil'adama na farko.

Wanda ya kamata ya guje shi:

  • ‘Yan wasa masu gogewa ko masu takara: Saboda WADA ta ba da shawarar haramta, akwai haɗarin samun hukunci ko matsala a gwajin ƙwayoyi na gasar.
  • Mutanen da ke da cutar hormone: Hanya tana shafar estrogen receptors; don haka a tuntuɓi likita kafin farawa.
  • Matan da ke ciki, masu ciwon hanta ko koda, ko masu fama da matsalolin hormone: Kada su yi amfani da shi.
  • Duk wanda ke neman sakamako mai ƙarfi da sauri: Gwaji guda na iya nuna alamu, amma ba zai ba da tabbacin sakamako mai ɗorewa ba.

Kammalawa

Ecdysterone ya tashi daga "sinadari daga alayyahu" zuwa wani sinadari da masu anti‑doping ke kallon ya isa a haramta. A cikin gwajin maza 46 na makonni 10, an danganta shi da ƙarin girman tsoka da ƙara ƙarfin bench‑press (1RM), ba tare da ƙaruwa a alamu na guba ga hanta ko koda ba. Sai dai, gwajin guda ne ƙarami, ba a tantance ƙimar ɗan adam ba, kuma amincin dogon lokaci bai fito fili ba. Ka ɗauke shi a matsayin alamar farko mai ban sha'awa, kuma ka yi hattara idan kana wasa a ƙungiyar da ke gwada ƙwayoyi.

Source: Isenmann E, et al. Ecdysteroids as non‑conventional anabolic agents: performance enhancement by ecdysterone supplementation in humans. Arch Toxicol. 2019;93(7):1807‑1816. doi:10.1007/s00204-019-02490-x. PubMed.

Original study

Read the original research on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov →

This article summarizes published research for general information. It is not medical advice.

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