Rhodiola rosea - A remedy for stress relief

Rhodiola rosea (roseroot, golden root, arctic root)

 Rhodiola rosea - Traditional Russian medicine

The roseroot (Rhodiola rosea) is a perennial,
water-retaining (succulent) plant
from the family of thick-leaved plants (Crassulaceae).
She is native in Siberia (Russia).
The plant has very fleshy, juicy stems and leaves.
Small, unisexual flowers are enthroned on the stem ends:
The female plants have yellow, the male violet flowers.
The plant owes its name to the bulbous roots,
which smell of roses (Greek: rhodon = rose).
In traditional Russian medicine Rhodiola rosea
has been successfully used for centuries
in stress, anxiety, fatigue, forgetfulness,
weakness, burnout and depression therapy.

 Therapeutic indications

The roots of this herbal remedy are used for medicinal purposes.
Rhodiola rosea is a first-class, stress-relieving medicinal plant.

The ingredients have soothing, stress relieving and nerve calming effects:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22228617
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17072830
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11410073

Pharmacological studies have shown medicinal effects
in the treatment of anxiety, burnout and Alzheimer's disease too:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26502953
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28367055
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27059687

A number of pharmacological studies have shown antidepressant effects:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17990195
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25837277
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27013349

 Rhodiola rosea - Products

The product: Vitango / Rosalin WS 1375.
1-2 tablets (200-400mg daily) Rhodiola rosea-powder,
with liquid, for breakfast or before sleeping.

The product: Rhodiolan Plus.
1-2 tablets (500-1000mg daily) Rhodiola rosea-powder,
with liquid, for breakfast or before sleeping.

 Sources

http://www.herbalextractsplus.com/golden-root.html
https://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-rhodiola.html
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/291596.php
http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/roseroot
https://www.akroseroot.com/
https://www.zentrum-der-gesundheit.de/rhodiola-rosea.html
https://www.zentrum-der-gesundheit.de/rosenwurz-die-wirkungen.html
http://www.phytodoc.de/heilpflanzen/rosenwurz
https://www.fairvital.com/de/rhodiola-rosea-500mg-120-kapseln
http://www.lendenmann.org/arbeitsproben/sana/vista/13_10/v1310_rosenwurz_hilfreiche-pflanze-bei-stress.pdf
http://www.pharmawiki.ch/wiki/index.php?wiki=Rosenwurz
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20378318
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17072830
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19016404
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11410073
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26206061
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7756969
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22228617
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27013349
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17990195
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25837277
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28073099
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15252224