J. Hancke et al., REDUCTION OF SERUM HEPATIC TRANSAMINASES AND CPK IN SPORT HORSES WITHPOOR PERFORMANCE TREATED WITH A STANDARDIZED SCHIZANDRA-CHINENSIS FRUIT EXTRACT, Phytomedicine, 3(3), 1996, pp. 237-240
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.