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Black Ginger (Kaempferia parviflora) is a Southeast Asian medicinal rhizome rich in polymethoxyflavones, plant compounds studied for their effects on cellular energy production, exercise metabolism, mitochondrial activity, glucose use, lipid oxidation, lactate handling, and physical endurance. In a 2022 controlled preclinical study, researchers examined whether a single dose could influence exercise capacity when taken shortly before activity.

A dose of 62.5 mg/kg body weight, administered 1 hour before exercise, increased average time to exhaustion from 129 minutes to 172 minutes, representing an improvement of approximately 33%. The extract also increased the expression of pathways involved in fatty-acid uptake and oxidation, glucose transport, lactate metabolism, liver glycogen regulation, mitochondrial biogenesis, and energy-substrate utilization, suggesting that Black Ginger may help the body use fat, carbohydrates, lactate, and stored glycogen more efficiently during prolonged physical activity.

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A clinical study involving 75 infertile men investigated the effects of ginger supplementation for 3 months on male fertility and hormone levels. At the end of the study, researchers reported a 17.7% increase in testosterone, along with significant improvements in several semen parameters. S***m count increased by 16.2%, s***m motility by 47.3%, s***m viability by 40.7%, and semen volume by 36.1%, while the percentage of normally shaped s***m (morphology) also improved significantly.

Researchers suggested these benefits may be related to ginger's antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, which can help reduce oxidative stress, a major contributor to male infertility. However, this was not a randomized, placebo-controlled trial, so although the findings are encouraging, they should be interpreted with caution. Larger, high-quality clinical studies are still needed to confirm whether ginger supplementation consistently improves testosterone levels and male fertility.

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