Can Rhodiola Crenulata Intake Improve Oxygen Saturation and Decrease the Incidence of Acute Mountain Sickness
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Traditional folk medicine in the Arctic and Himalayan areas used Rhodiola species to enhance
physical endurance, prevent aging, resist acute mountain sickness (AMS), and to treat
fatigue, depression, anemia, impotence and respiratory infections. Rhodiola crenulata are
widely used to prevent AMS in Himalayan areas and Lhasa in Tibet but none was examined by
human study. The investigators conducted a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled,
crossover study to investigate the efficacy of Rhodiola crenulata in preventing AMS.