Herbal supplement for increased muscle strength and endurance for athletes

Abstract

Athletic performance may be improved by administering a composition comprising galanthamine as an active ingredient to an athlete before and during sports activities. Also provided is an herbal sports performance composition comprising whole plant extract of Leucojum aestivum.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method for improving the effectiveness of muscle performance in an athlete which method comprises administering to an athlete an effective amount of galanthamine.  
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the galanthamine is administered at least one hour before participation in an athletic activity.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the galanthamine is administered in a daily dose of from about 2 mg to 15 mg.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein galanthamine is administered in the form of its hydrobromide salt.  
     
     
         5 . A daily dietary supplement for improving the effectiveness of muscle performance in an athlete, said supplement comprising an effective amount of galanthamine; 
 an effective amount of Co-Q10;    an effective amount of B vitamins;    an effective amount of non-essential amino acids; and    an effective amount of antioxidants.    
     
     
         6 . The supplement of  claim 5  wherein the galanthamine is present in a whole plant extract.  
     
     
         7 . The supplement of  claim 6  wherein the plant is  Leucojum aestivum.    
     
     
         8 . The supplement of  claim 7  wherein the whole plant extract of  Leucojum aestivum  is present in an amount of about 0.25-4.5wt %.  
     
     
         9 . The supplement of  claim 8  where in the whole plant extract of  Leucojum aestivum  is present in an amount of about 0.5% wt.  
     
     
         10 . The supplement of  claim 5  wherein the effective amount of Co-Q10 is about 4.0-7.3 wt %.  
     
     
         11 . The supplement of  claim 10  wherein the effective amount of Co-Q10 is about 6.2 wt %.  
     
     
         12 . The supplement of  claim 5  wherein the effective amount of B vitamins is in the amount of about 3.55-10.8 wt %.  
     
     
         13 . The supplement of  claim 12  wherein the effective amount of B vitamins is about 7.8 wt %.  
     
     
         14 . The supplement of  claim 5 , further comprising green tea, Ganoderma, N-acetylcysteine, L-carnitine and calcium.  
     
     
         15 . An herbal composition for improving the effectiveness of muscle performance in an athlete, comprising about 0.5 wt % of whole plant extract of  Leucojum aestivum ; about 5.1 wt % inositol hexanicotinate; about 2.6 wt % thiamine; about 0.1 wt % Vitamin Bs; about 3.1 wt % green tea; about 2.6 wt % Ganoderma; about 65.6 wt % N-acetylcysteine; about 8.2 wt % L-carnitine; about 6.2 wt % Co-Q10; and about 5.1 wt % calcium pantothenate.