Centella asiatica Improves Physical Performance and Health-Related Quality of Life in Healthy Elderly Volunteer

Table 3

Effect of C. asiatica on physical fitness measured by hand grip.

Hand strength	Pre-dose baseline score		Post-dose score
			1 month	2 month	3 month	Delay
Left side (kg)					23.65±3.93	23.85±4.33
	Placebo	23.05 ± 4.69	22.95 ± 4.57	23.48 ± 4.46	𝐹(0.0500,3.57)=0.6867,	𝐹(0.0500,1.19)=3.5145,
					𝑃=.563	𝑃=.0763
					23.03±6.19	22.20±3.11
	CA250	21.55 ± 3.45	22.28 ± 2.96	22.70 ± 2.34	𝐹(0.0500,3.57)=1.5077,	𝐹(0.0500,1.19)=2.8391,
					𝑃=.2223	𝑃=.1084
						23.25±4.98
					23.93±5.64	𝐹(0.0500,1.19)=1.6032,
	CA500	24.80 ± 7.88	23.90 ± 6.59	22.98 ± 5.30	𝐹(0.0500,3.57)=1.3040,	𝑃=.2208
					𝑃=.2820	24.80±6.17
					25.75±6.45	𝐹(0.0500,1.19)=0.0293,
	CA750	24.85 ± 6.29	25.50 ± 6.55	26.15 ± 7.30	𝐹(0.0500,3.57)=2.2607,	𝑃=.8660
					𝑃=.0911
Right side (kg)					24.15±5.09	23.95±5.31
	Placebo	23.43 ± 5.63	23.33 ± 5.24	24.05 ± 5.44	𝐹(0.0500,3.57)=1.3691,	𝐹(0.0500,1.19)=2.1713,
					𝑃=.2614	𝑃=.1570
						23.35±2.50
					23.30±3.11	𝐹(0.0500,1.19)=0.0381,
	CA250	23.40 ± 2.67	24.05 ± 3.78	23.38 ± 3.01	𝐹(0.0500,3.57)=1.2931,	𝑃=.8474
					𝑃=.2856	24.00±5.99
					25.93±6.09	𝐹(0.0500,1.19)=3.5531,
	CA500	26.58 ± 7.95	24.7 ± 6.32	24.38 ± 5.16	𝐹(0.0500,3.57)=2.0774,	𝑃=.0748
					𝑃=.1133	25.25±6.34
					25.45±5.27	𝐹(0.0500,1.19)=2.8239,
	CA750	26.18 ± 5.53	26.40 ± 5.44	26.98 ± 5.41	𝐹(0.0500,3.57)=2.0055,	𝑃=.1092
					𝑃=.0617

Subjects were measured physical fitness by hand grip. Data are presented as mean ± SD. 𝑃- and 𝐹-values were compared between pre-dose baseline score and post-dose 1, 2, 3 month and 1 month after cessation of treatment (𝑛 = 20/group).