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Updated January 4, 2024
"'Arctic root,' 'golden root,' and 'king’s crown'" are a few other names for yellow-flowered(1) rhodiola rosea, a root herb from such places as "the more frigid climates of northern Asia, East Europe, and the Arctic."(2) Various cultures have long used it with enthusiasm(1,2), with long use in Russia and Scandinavia for improved stress management and energy, though major scientific study only really began in the mid-1900s. There are in fact "140 different phytochemical constituents" found in rhodiola rosea with 12 considered unique to the adaptogenic herb(1).
"Its rose–scented, bright yellow flowers — located at the end of long, thick rhizomes — were first recorded(1) by the ancient Greek physician Dioscorides in 77 A.D."(1,2) who wrote a text called De Materia Medica. Greeks had long made trading expeditions across the Aegean into Colchis, now modern-day Georgia (the country, not the US state), a habitat of rhodiola rosea(2). Ancient Chinese emperors may have sent expeditions into Siberia(1,2) to procure the "golden root" which was used as a tea for flu and colds(2). Old lore of Scandinavia tells of(1) Vikings using it for physical endurance and strength(1,2) while fighting(1) and pillaging. Sherpas also used it for endurance. Traditional Siberian medicine claims that it lengthens life and different Siberian families kept where their sources of the herb were a secret, trading it for various provisions from abroad. Carl Linnaeus, the famous botanist, came up with the genus and species name in 1725 and himself prescribed it for "headaches, hysteria, and even hernias."(2)
Modern science suggests that rhodiola rosea's phytochemicals specifically aid during stress "by affecting cortisol and nitric oxide levels" including with immune and cognitive health. Research continues into its properties of being helpful in general quality of life(1).
Personal Product Favorites [LINKS]:
Rhodiola/adaptogen tonic
Ready-to-drink, rhodiola/adaptogen shot
Rhodiola-containing cleanse-support drink
References:
1. "Ingredient Spotlight: Rhodiola rosea." Isagenix Health. Isagenix Worldwide, Inc. Web. December 8, 2023. https://www.isagenixhealth.net/ingredient-spotlight-rhodiola-rosea/.
2. Ameriden International. "The History of Rhodiola Rosea." Ameriden International, Inc. April 21, 2017. Web. December 8, 2023. https://www.ameriden.com/blog/the-history-of-rhodiola-rosea/.
"'Arctic root,' 'golden root,' and 'king’s crown'" are a few other names for yellow-flowered(1) rhodiola rosea, a root herb from such places as "the more frigid climates of northern Asia, East Europe, and the Arctic."(2) Various cultures have long used it with enthusiasm(1,2), with long use in Russia and Scandinavia for improved stress management and energy, though major scientific study only really began in the mid-1900s. There are in fact "140 different phytochemical constituents" found in rhodiola rosea with 12 considered unique to the adaptogenic herb(1).
"Its rose–scented, bright yellow flowers — located at the end of long, thick rhizomes — were first recorded(1) by the ancient Greek physician Dioscorides in 77 A.D."(1,2) who wrote a text called De Materia Medica. Greeks had long made trading expeditions across the Aegean into Colchis, now modern-day Georgia (the country, not the US state), a habitat of rhodiola rosea(2). Ancient Chinese emperors may have sent expeditions into Siberia(1,2) to procure the "golden root" which was used as a tea for flu and colds(2). Old lore of Scandinavia tells of(1) Vikings using it for physical endurance and strength(1,2) while fighting(1) and pillaging. Sherpas also used it for endurance. Traditional Siberian medicine claims that it lengthens life and different Siberian families kept where their sources of the herb were a secret, trading it for various provisions from abroad. Carl Linnaeus, the famous botanist, came up with the genus and species name in 1725 and himself prescribed it for "headaches, hysteria, and even hernias."(2)
Modern science suggests that rhodiola rosea's phytochemicals specifically aid during stress "by affecting cortisol and nitric oxide levels" including with immune and cognitive health. Research continues into its properties of being helpful in general quality of life(1).
Personal Product Favorites [LINKS]:
Rhodiola/adaptogen tonic
Ready-to-drink, rhodiola/adaptogen shot
Rhodiola-containing cleanse-support drink
References:
1. "Ingredient Spotlight: Rhodiola rosea." Isagenix Health. Isagenix Worldwide, Inc. Web. December 8, 2023. https://www.isagenixhealth.net/ingredient-spotlight-rhodiola-rosea/.
2. Ameriden International. "The History of Rhodiola Rosea." Ameriden International, Inc. April 21, 2017. Web. December 8, 2023. https://www.ameriden.com/blog/the-history-of-rhodiola-rosea/.
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