Influence of Ajuga turkestanica and Asparagus racemosus Phytoextracts on the Effectiveness of Aerobic–Anaerobic Training Regime

Abstract

In this work, we study the effect of Asparagus racemosus (EAR) and Ajuga turkestanica (EAT) dry extracts at a dose of 100 mg/kg in comparison with a Rhaponticum carthamoides extract (ERC) on the effectiveness of an aerobic–anaerobic training regimen in female mice in a triple-weight loaded exhaustive swim test with a 10% load of body weight, as well as on the level of malondialdehyde and catalase activity in blood hemolysate, cardiac and skeletal striated muscle tissue, and liver homogenate. The results obtained indicate a reduced severity of lipid peroxidation under the influence of dry EAR and EAT extracts, thus pointing to the antioxidant activity of the extracts. In the conducted triple-weight loaded exhaustive swim test, a statistically significant increase in the duration of swimming No. 3 and the test index was noted in both groups compared to the control. Therefore, it can be concluded that the studied extracts have a positive effect on the first-phase recovery processes.