Acute effects of ephedra on autonomic nervous modulation in healthy young adults

Wei-Lung Chen; T. H. Tsai; C. C H Yang; T. B J Kuo

doi:10.1038/clpt.2010.66

Acute effects of ephedra on autonomic nervous modulation in healthy young adults

Wei-Lung Chen
, T. H. Tsai
, C. C H Yang
, T. B J Kuo

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the acute effects of ephedra on autonomic nervous modulation by means of heart rate variability (HRV) analysis, using a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover design. On three separate days, 20 healthy subjects took capsules containing either 1 or 2 g of ephedra dry extract or a placebo, and the sequential percentage changes in HRV measures were compared. After the subjects took ephedra, the normalized low-frequency component (LF) and the ratio of LF to high-frequency component (HF) increased significantly in a dose-dependent manner, whereas the normalized HF (HF%) decreased significantly. We conclude that ingestion of ephedra tilts the sympathovagal balance dose-dependently toward increased sympathetic activity and impairs parasympathetic activity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	39-44
Number of pages	6
Journal	Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Volume	88
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/clpt.2010.66
Publication status	Published - Jul 24 2010
Externally published	Yes

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