Rhodiola rosea in the fight against stress – sensational discoveries of scientists

Rhodiola rosea (Rhodiola rosea) it has been used in Asian medicine for centuries a mobilizing agent to improve work efficiency.
Did you know that in Siberia and Georgia it is said that a person who drinks Rhodiola rosea tea lives longer than his age?

He is also credited with acting stimulating the central nervous system, increasing the body’s efficiency – both physical and mental, reducing fatigue.

Beat stress with Rhodiola rosea

One of the main tasks Rhodiola rosea is to restore homeostasis in the body. It supports the body in the fight against social diseases resulting from increasing stress and reduced immunity. This is especially important now when it is estimated that at least 80% of diseases are caused by stress.

Study among students exposed to exam stress:

Students took 50 mg of zucchini extract for 20 days Rhodiola rosea. After this time, significant improving physical ability and reducing mental fatigue. Self-esteem general well-being was also better in the group of people taking the extract from rosary.

Study on healthy, young people working at night:

After just 2 weeks of use Rhodiola rosea significant improvement in test results was found – general mental fatigue was assessed, including cognitive and perceptual brain functions such as association, short-term memory, counting, ability to concentrate and speed of audio-visual perception. The results of this study indicate that the root extract Rhodiola rosea reduces fatigue in stressful conditionsand also improves the ability to concentrate.

Improved well-being and increased performance

Phenylpropanoids are compounds characteristic only of the species Rhodiola rosea… They particularly affect increasing physical and mental fitness and increase in work efficiency and improved well-being.

Not for fatigue!

Phenylethanol derivatives are another group of compounds contained in Rhodiola roseawhich have multidirectional effects – against fatigue, against the toxic effects of chemical compounds, protect against radiation, slow down the aging process and they have strong antioxidant effect.

It is believed that the active substances contained in Rhodiola rosea affect the level and activity of biogenic amines – neurotramiters, such as serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine in the cortex and brainstem, as well as in the hypothalamus and structures through which the main neural pathways run.

What does it hide? Rhodiola rosea?

The test results showed that the main chemicals mountain pintailthose responsible for its properties are polyphenolic compounds – phenylpropanoids, flavonoids, proanthocyanidins and tannins.

Moreover, the presence of manganese, zinc, chromium, copper and selenium was found in the underground parts of this plant.

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