Short-term effects of Melissa officinalis L. extract supplementation on inflammatory response and the perceived the pain of downhill running in young trained swimmers

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of downhill running and short term Melissa officinalis L. (MO) supplementation on CRP(circulating reactive protein) and the amount of perceived soreness (pain) in the male athletes. For this purpose, 20 male athletes were randomly divided into two groups of 10 (supplement and placebo). Serum CRP concentration and level of perceived thigh pain before and after the supplementation were measured. After collecting the data, ANOVA for repeated evaluation of time series and the Bonferroni post hoc test were significant (p