REDUCTION OF SERUM HEPATIC TRANSAMINASES AND CPK IN SPORT HORSES WITHPOOR PERFORMANCE TREATED WITH A STANDARDIZED SCHIZANDRA-CHINENSIS FRUIT EXTRACT

Sport horses with long lasting high levels of gamma Glutamiltransferas e (gGT) and Glutamic Oxalacetic Transaminase (GOT) and Creatinine Phos phokinase (CPK) and poor performance were administered during 14 days 3 g of Caval D'Or(R), a standardized dried extract of Schizandra chine nsis (fructus) orally. At day ''0'' the horses were divided into two g roups: group 1 received a placebo and group 2 received Caval D'Or(R). The results showed that Caval D'Or(R) is able to reduce significantly the levels of gGT and GOT in the serum at day 7 and 14 after administr ation. The CPK levels were also reduced by day 7 and 14 after administ ration of Caval D'Or(R). It is concluded that Caval D'Or(R) facilates the recovery of sport horses in training with poor performance that sh ow high levels of transaminases and CPK.