Screening for performance enhancing substances and quantification of ethanol in different Arishta manufactured in Sri Lanka
| Autor: | Suraweera Arachchilage Nimesha Rashani, Pabasara Weerasinghe, Ravindra Fernando, Madunil A. Niriella, Tharaka Deepal Godakumbura, Arjuna Priyadarshana de Silva, Shehani Pigera, Punchividanelage Nilu Jayashika Fernando, Seevali Jayantha Jayawickreme |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Doping in Sports
Male Ethanol Traditional medicine business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Performance-Enhancing Substances General Medicine Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids Stimulant chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Ethanol content Unintentional doping Humans Medicine Steroids Sri lanka business Sri Lanka Western medicine |
| Zdroj: | Ceylon Medical Journal. 65:112 |
| ISSN: | 2386-1274 0009-0875 |
| DOI: | 10.4038/cmj.v65i4.9282 |
| Popis: | Background: Arishta have been used in Ayurveda medicine for over thousands of years in Sri Lanka to treat various diseases. Ashwagandharishta, Balarishta and Dashamoolarishta are usually prescribed to obtain an anabolic effect, and Ashwagandharishta and Dashamoolarishta for androgenic effect in males. Thus, these arishta have been shown to have similar effect as anabolic androgenic steroids and stimulants in Western medicine. Therefore, arishta could potentially be used by athletes to improve their performance in sports leading to unintentional doping. Additionally, ethanol develops in-source during arista fermentation, which can affect athletes health. Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate whether the anabolic androgenic steroids or stimulants banned by World Anti-Doping Agency are present in these arishta, and to determine their ethanol content. Methods: Methanol extractions of Ashwagandarishta, Balarishta, Dashamoolarishta from four different manufacturers were screened for 21 stimulant and 22 anabolic androgenic steroids banned by World Anti-Doping Agency, using Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometer. Ethanol content of the twelve Arishta samples were also measured. Results: Anabolic androgenic steroids or stimulants were not present in the tested Arishta samples, and percentage volume / volume ethanol content of all Arishta was between (5.80–8.35) ±0.5. Conclusion: The tested brands of Ashwagandharishta, Balarishta and Dashamoolarishta did not contain stimulants or anabolic androgenic steroids banned by World Anti-Doping Agency. |
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