Description
Rhodiola rosea is a medicinal plant belonging to the Crassulaceae family, it is native to Siberia, but is also widespread in Mongolia and grows spontaneously even in the mountains of Northern Europe, Lapland and Scandinavia, and Alaska in North America. Rhodiola, like so many other herbal extracts, has a truly legendary history. The root is used to improve physical performance, immune resistance and general physical and mental well-being. It is even said that the Vikings used it to recover their strength following intense physical effort. Furthermore, in ancient Tibet, the local populations took it to help them adapt better to the altitude and the harsh climate, much like in Siberia, where, in addition to being used as protection against low winter temperatures, it was popularly believed that, by drinking an infusion every day, one might live to over a hundred years old; in addition, the Rhodiola rosea root was given to the spouses to guarantee healthy children, since it was considered a powerful stimulant. In Traditional Chinese Medicine too, the root was use to treat various ailments, and for its invigorating effect. The first scientific studies on Rhodiola date back to the first half of the last century, when several scientists, mostly Russians, began to observe the effects of this indigenous plant, but information on the benefits and properties of Rhodiola didn't reach widespread attention inn the western world until the early 1960s.
Ingredients
rhodiola dry extract (Sedum roseum (L.) Scop.) root 3% rosavine and 0.8% salidroside, bulking agents: cellulose, dicalcium phosphate; anti-caking agents: silicon dioxide, magnesium salts of fatty acids
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