Plantas medicinales y estrés oxidativo en deportistas. Una revisión sobre compuestos antioxidantes

Resumen

El ejercicio físico intenso puede desencadenar estrés oxidativo, comprometiendo el rendimiento deportivo a través de la acumulación de especies reactivas de oxígeno. Por lo tanto, este estudio revisó la evidencia sobre compuestos antioxidantes presentes en Baccharis dracunculifolia DC, Matricaria chamomilla L. y Mentha piperita L. La metodología consistió en una revisión narrativa basada en artículos publicados entre 2015 y 2025 en las bases de datos PubMed, SciELO y Scopus, dando como resultado 50 estudios seleccionados. Los resultados demostraron que M. chamomilla y M. piperita tienen efectos beneficiosos sobre la respuesta antioxidante y la recuperación muscular en humanos, con énfasis en la presencia de flavonoides y compuestos fenólicos. B. dracunculifolia mostró mejoras en los parámetros glucémicos y el potencial antioxidante en modelos experimentales, pero aún faltan estudios clínicos en humanos. A pesar de los beneficios, el uso excesivo de antioxidantes puede comprometer adaptaciones fisiológicas importantes, lo que destaca la necesidad de realizar estudios. La integración de la fitoterapia en la nutrición deportiva parece ser una estrategia viable para mantener el rendimiento atlético y prevenir el daño celular. Sin embargo, se necesitan más estudios clínicos para consolidar su aplicación segura y efectiva en la práctica deportiva.

Palabras clave: Antioxidantes, Ejercicio fisico, Fitoterapia, Oxidación

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Biografía del autor/a

Henrique Simão Moraes,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/2988497381431302

Camilla Fagundes de Oliveira Bueno,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/8933574403143077

Fábio Rocha,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/9652085092928302

Luiz Augusto da Silva,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/1257059349799963

Marcos Roberto Brasil,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/4466773213028214

Marianna Wirthmann Pompeo Flauzino,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/0309176193176551

Nilane Françoise Patel,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/7642765216512363

Raul Osiecki,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/3690251002050731

Carlos Ricardo Maneck Malfatti,

http://lattes.cnpq.br/7879558601666787

Publicado
2025-06-30
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Moraes, H. S., Bueno, C. F. de O., Rocha, F., Silva, L. A. da, Brasil, M. R., Flauzino, M. W. P., Patel, N. F., Osiecki, R., & Malfatti, C. R. M. (2025). Plantas medicinales y estrés oxidativo en deportistas. Una revisión sobre compuestos antioxidantes. Lecturas: Educación Física Y Deportes, 30(326), 219-236. https://doi.org/10.46642/efd.v30i326.7855
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