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Meriva Curcumin Ta Rage Lalacewar Tsoka a MRI Bayan Gudun Karkashin Dutsen

Dr. Gymbro · · 4 min read

Ƙarƙashiya: Rage Alamun Rauni a MRI

Gudun karkashin dutsen (downhill running) na haifar da lalacewar tsokoki, musamman quadriceps da hamstrings, ta hanyar eccentric contraction. Amma a wani ƙaramar gwaji da aka wallafa a Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition a 2014, an binciki ko curcumin mai sauƙin sha zai iya rage wannan lalacewa. Sakamakon da ya fito a gaba shi ne maza masu shan curcumin ne suka nuna ƙananan alamun rauni a MRI a ɓangaren baya da tsakiya na ƙafafun su, idan aka kwatanta da masu shan placebo.

Binciken yana da ƙuntatawa – za mu tattauna su a ƙasa – amma sakamakon MRI ne ya ja hankali sosai, don haka ya kamata mu dubi shi da ƙwarai.

Abin da Masana Suka Yi

Drobnic da abokan aikinsa sun zaɓi maza 20 masu lafiya, masu matsakaicin motsa jiki. An raba su zuwa ƙungiyar curcumin da ƙungiyar placebo. Gwajin single‑blind pilot trial ne, wato mahalarta ba su san samfurin da suke ci ba, amma masu bincike sun sani.

Duk mahalarta sun yi gudun karkashin dutsen don haifar da raunin tsoka ta hanyar eccentric. Bayan awanni 48, an auna raunin ta hanyoyi uku:

  • MRI na tsokar ƙafa
  • Alamomin jini na raunin tsoka da kumburi
  • Biopsy na tsoka don duba histology

Mahalarta sun kuma ba da rahoton ƙarar radadi da suka ji.

Kima da Lokaci

Bisa ga takardar gwajin:

  • Samfur: Meriva – tsarin Curcumin‑lecithin Phytosome da Indena ke samarwa
  • Kima: 1 g sau biyu a rana, wato 2 g na Meriva a kowace rana
  • Curcumin na ainihi: kusan 200 mg a kowane dose, wato 400 mg curcumin a rana
  • Fara: awanni 48 kafin gudun karkashin dutsen
  • Gama: awanni 24 bayan gudun
  • Jimillar lokaci: kwana 4

Lambar “2 g” tana nufin cikakken hadadden Meriva, ba curcumin mai tsabta ba. Mutane da yawa sukan ruɗe wannan idan ba su duba adadin curcumin da ke cikin kowanne serving ba.

Abin da Ya Yi Aiki

Abin da ya fi birgewa shi ne sakamakon MRI. Maza da suka sha curcumin ne suka nuna ƙananan alamar rauni a MRI a ɓangaren baya ko tsakiyar ƙafafun su. MRI yana ba da hoton da ya fi na ƙarar radadi a bayyane, don haka wannan sakamako ya fi jan hankali fiye da rahoton kai.

Alamomin jini na raunin tsoka da kumburi sun fi sauƙi a ƙungiyar curcumin. Daga ciki, interleukin‑8 bayan awanni 2 na motsa jiki ne kawai ya kai matakin muhimmanci na ƙididdiga.

Abin da Ba Ya Aiki: Ƙarar Radadi da Hanyar Aiki

Sakamakon ƙarar radadi bai samu ƙarfi ba kamar yadda aka zata. Masu shan curcumin sun ba da rahoton ƙananan radadi a gabaɗayan ƙafa, amma bambanci mai ma’ana ya bayyana ne kawai a gaban ƙafar dama da hagu. Ba a sami raguwar radadi a sauran sassan jiki ba.

Biyu sauran alamomi ba su nuna bambanci:

  • Alamomin oxidative stress: babu bambanci
  • Histology na tsoka: babu bambanci

Wannan yana da muhimmanci saboda manufar farko ita ce curcumin zai rage oxidative stress. Idan ba a ga wani canji a wannan ɓangaren ba, to hanyar aikin curcumin ba ta bayyana ba. Marubutan sun kiran manyan gwaje‑gwaje don “kara fayyace hanyar aiki.”

Ban Gano: Huldar Masana’anta da Form ɗin Bioavailability

Meriva samfur ne da kamfanin Indena SpA na Milan ya ƙirƙira. Gwaje‑gwajen da kamfanin ya mallaka na iya haɗa da ma’aikata ko masu hulɗa da masana’anta. Don haka, kada ka ɗauki wannan a matsayin hujja mai zaman kanta sai ka karanta sashen da ke bayyana irin ƙwarewar da masu binciken ke da shi.

Form ɗin da ake amfani da shi ma muhimmi ne. Curcumin na yau da kullum ba shi da kyakkyawan shigar jiki. Meriva na haɗa curcumin da lecithin don ƙara bioavailability. Wannan sakamakon ya shafi wannan tsari ne kawai, ba turmeric da ake samu a kanti ko capsules na curcumin mara inganci ba. Kada ka tsammani foda mai araha zai samar da irin wannan tasiri.

Ƙuntatawa

  • Maza 20 kawai, don haka gwajin ƙarami ne kuma yana buƙatar ƙarin bincike.
  • Single‑blind, yana barin fili ga son rai.
  • Maza masu lafiya da matsakaicin motsa jiki kawai – ba za a iya ɗauka ga mata, tsofaffi, ko manyan ‘yan wasa ba.
  • Sakamako ɗaya ne kawai da ya bambanta, yayin da sauran ba su da ƙarfi.
  • Babu bayanin aikin jiki. Rage rauni a MRI ba yana nufin za ka murmure da sauri ko samun ƙarin ƙarfi ba.

Masu binciken sun kammala da cewa curcumin “na da yiyuwar” hana DOMS. Wannan kalma ce mai sauƙi, kuma ta fi dacewa da abin da bayanan suka nuna fiye da cewa curcumin “yana hana” ko “yana warkar da” radadi.

Yadda Zaka Yi Amfani da Shi a Ƙarshen Aiki

Idan ka yanke shawarar gwada wannan tsarin, ga matakan da za ka bi:

  1. Zaɓi wani bioavailable form, mafi kyau wanda ke amfani da lecithin‑based Phytosome kamar Meriva.
  2. Daidaita kima: 2 g na hadadden a rana, raba shi zuwa dose guda biyu na 1 g.
  3. Fara kwanaki biyu kafin wani abu da ake tsammanin zai lalata tsoka – misali, gudun karkashin dutsen, wani block na eccentric, ko tafiya mai wahala.
  4. Ci gaba da shan shi har zuwa awanni 24 bayan kammala aikin.
  5. Kasance da tsammani masu kyau. Za ka iya ganin ƙananan alamar rauni a MRI, amma raguwar radadi na iyakance ga wasu sassa kawai.

Wannan ba shawara ta likita ba ce. Curcumin na iya hulɗa da magungunan yanke jini kuma ba ya dace da mutanen da ke da matsalolin gallbladder, don haka ka tuntuɓi likita idan kana da wata damuwa.

Kammalawa

Wannan gwaji na farko yana ba da alamar da ke da fa'ida amma har yanzu buƙatar ƙarin bincike. Sakamakon MRI shi ne mafi jan hankali, ragin radadi yana iyakance ga gaban ƙafa, kuma shaidar sinadarai ba ta da ƙarfi. Gwaji mai faɗi, double‑blind, tare da tallafi daga ɓangare na uku zai taimaka tantance ko Meriva Curcumin ya cancanci a saka shi a cikin jerin kayan murmurewa.

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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