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Herbs for athletes and sportsperson
Indian medicine lists a number of plants, herbs and fruit that can be used to improve a person’s health, stamina, concentration, and overall physical well being.
A lot of interest is being generated in adapting these herbal remedies for medicinal purposes, but there is another aspect that has not been thought about.
Scientific tests are slowly verifying the positive effects of these various herbs on the human body.
Could these same herbs not be used to nurture and nourish world class athletes and sportspersons? The possibility of using Ayurveda to improve a person’s physical capabilities for the purpose of sport was discussed at the Indian Sport’s Congress in 1994. However, since then, not much work has been done in this area, with most of the research work on herbs still being confined to the field of medication.
Let us take a look at some of the common herbs and fruit that are available in the Indian sub-continent, and assess their impact on improving the strength and endurance of an athlete. Plants like Holi basil (Ocimum sanctum), Satavari (Asparagus recemousus), and Winter cherry (Withania somnifira) are widely used in traditional Indian medicine and are known to improve health. They are regularly used, especially in rural India, to supplement the diet and maintain good health. With a little bit of research, it should not prove difficult to adopt these plants to improve the health of athletes and sportspersons. There is nut that is used by the Kani tribe in the state of Kerala in India that helps them to walk and climb long distances without getting tired. This nut warrants further medical research as the results could yield many dividends for sportspersons all over the world.
There have been some concerns that the use of such products could be construed as doping. The criteria for doping have been set down very clearly by the International Olympic Commission and according to this list only the following five substances are banned – Stimulants, Narcotic analgesics, Anabolic steroids, Diuretics, and Peptide hormones. Using natural products to increase the health of person can hardly be construed as doping in this context. |
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