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Tribulus Terrestris Ya Rasa Tasiri a Ɗan Wasan Rugby Masu Daraja: Gwajin Mako Biyar

Dr. Gymbro · · 3 min read

Tribulus Terrestris Ya Rasa Tasiri a Ɗan Wasan Rugby Masu Daraja: Gwajin Mako Biyar

Idan ka duba kowane shafin kayan ƙari, za ka ga Tribulus terrestris an yi masa alƙawarin ƙara ƙarfi da tsoka a cikin kwanaki 5 zuwa 28. To me ya faru lokacin da masana kimiyya suka sanya shi a gwajin da aka yi a kan ’yan wasa ƙwararrun Rugby League? Babu wani tasiri.

Binciken da aka wallafa a Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research a 2007 ya zama abin koyi ga duk masu neman "ƙara testosterone na halitta".


Manyan Ci Gaban da ake Ikirari a Ƙasa da Wata

Tribulus terrestris wani kari ne daga ganyen da ake tallata wa ’yan wasa da masu ɗaga nauyi. A tallace‑tallacen, ana “ƙara” ƙarfi, tsoka ba tare da ƙarin kitse ba, a cikin kwanaki 5‑28. Wannan alƙawari na da ɗan ban mamaki ga kowane abu da ake sayarwa a kasuwa.

Wasu masana sun yi ikirarin cewa Tribulus na iya ƙara ratio na testosterone/epitestosterone (T/E) a fitsari, abin da zai sa ’yan wasa su fuskanci matsala a gwajin ƙwayoyin ƙwaya. Don haka, masu binciken sun mayar da hankali kan tambayoyi biyu:

  1. Shin Tribulus na ƙara ƙarfi da tsoka?
  2. Shin yana canza ratio na T/E a fitsari?

Yadda Gwajin Ya Gudana

  • Tsari: Randomized, double‑blind, placebo‑controlled, match‑paired trial
  • Maharta: ’Yan wasa 22 na Rugby League a Ostiraliya (shekaru 19.8 ± 2.9, nauyi 88.0 ± 9.5 kg)
  • Rukuni: 11 suna sha Tribulus, 11 suna sha placebo
  • Kudiri: 450 mg na extract na Tribulus a rana guda, sau ɗaya a rana
  • Tsawon lokaci: makonni 5
  • Horowa: Dukkan ’yan wasan suna cikin shirin horon nauyi mai ƙarfi na pre‑season

An auna ƙarfi, ƙimar jiki (ciki har da ƙarin tsoka ba tare da ƙarin kitse ba) da ratio na T/E a fitsari kafin da bayan gwajin.


Sakamako: Kowa Ya Ƙara Ƙarfi – Tribulus Ba Ya Taimaka

Bayan makonni biyar, an ga kowa ya ƙara ƙarfi da ƙarin tsoka ba tare da ƙarin kitse ba. Amma ƙaruwa ta faru a duka rukuni, kuma babu bambanci tsakanin ƙungiyar da ta sha Tribulus da ta sha placebo.

A takaice, ribar da aka samu ta samo asali ne daga horon nauyi, ba daga ganyen ba. Marubutan sun kammala da cewa Tribulus terrestris bai haifar da ci gaban da aka ikirari ba a cikin kwanaki 5‑28.


Ratio na Testosterone/Epitestosterone: Babu Canji

Binciken ya kuma gano cewa ratio na T/E a fitsari ba ta bambanta tsakanin rukunan biyu. Wannan yana nufin Tribulus ba zai sa ’yan wasa su fuskanci matsalar gwajin ƙwayoyin ƙwaya ba, a cewar ka’idar WHO wadda ke ɗaukan 4:1 a matsayin iyaka.


Iyakoki da Ya Kamata Ka Sani

Iyaka Bayani
Samfurin ƙanƙanta ‘Yan wasa 22 ne kawai – ƙananan adadi na iya ɓoye tasiri ƙanana.
Kudiri guda An gwada 450 mg a rana – ba a gwada wasu ƙuduri ko tsari ba.
Lokaci ƙanƙanta Makonni 5 ne kawai – watakila ba su ba da damar ganin tasiri na dogon lokaci ba.
Mahalli na musamman Matasa, maza, ’yan wasa ƙwararru – sakamakon na iya bambanta a tsofaffi, mata ko masu horo mai sauƙi.
Horon mai ƙarfi Horon yana iya ɓoye tasirin ƙaramin kari.

Menene Wannan Ke Nufi a Gashinka?

  • Kudiri da Lokaci: 450 mg na extract a rana na makonni 5 ba su nuna fa’ida a kan placebo ba. Ba mu da wani shawarwarin amfani da shi don ƙara ƙarfi ko tsoka.
  • Wanda Ke Sha’awar Testosterone na Halitta: Idan kana neman ƙara testosterone ta hanyar kari, wannan gwaji ya nuna Tribulus ba shi da wani tasiri a wannan fanni.
  • Wanda Ya Kamata Ya Gujewa: Idan burinka shine ƙara ƙarfi, tsoka ko inganta aiki, ka guje shi – musamman idan kasafin kuɗi ya takaita.
  • Matsayin Kuɗi: A maimakon haka, kashe kuɗi a kan abubuwan da suka samu hujjojin kimiyya masu ƙarfi:
    • Creatine – ƙara ƙarfi da tsoka a fili.
    • Protein – taimaka wa girman tsoka da gyaran jiki.
    • Shirin horon nauyi mai inganci, barci mai kyau, da isasshen kalori.

Takaitaccen Bayani

A gwajin duplu‑blind da aka yi a kan ’yan wasa 22 na Rugby League, 450 mg na Tribulus terrestris na makonni 5 bai ba da wani fa’ida a kan placebo ba a fannin ƙarfi, ƙarin tsoka ba tare da kitse ba, ko ratio na T/E. Duk da ƙarancin samfurin da kudiri guda, sakamakon ya ba da hujja mai ƙarfi don shakku game da dukkan maganganun talla. Don haka, ka ajiye kuɗinka ga abubuwan da aka tabbatar suna aiki.

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.

DG

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