| Action: | Adaptogen |
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| Synonym: | adaptogen |
Helps the body cope with physical and mental stress.
• Maintain normal homeostasis
• Stress
• Fatigue
• Poor immune function
• Insomnia
• Anxiety
• High cholesterol
• Reproductive issues
Major
• American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
• Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
• Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus)
• Codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula)
• Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis)
• Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng)
• Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)
• Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea)
• Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus)
Minor
• Bacopa (Bacopa monnieri)
• Holy basil, tulsi (Ocimum sanctum)
• Notoginseng (Panax notoginseng)
• Schisandra (Schisandra chinensis)
• Tongkat ali (Eurycoma longifolia)
• Immune
• Adrenal
• Reproduction
• Nervous
Hoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003.
Barnes J, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines, 3rd ed. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2007.
Bone K. Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000.
Bone K. A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs: Herbal Formulations for the Individual Patient. St Louis, MO: Churchill Livingstone, 2003.
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AdaptogenDefinitionHelps the body cope with physical and mental stress. Indications• Maintain normal homeostasis TreatmentsMajor Systems• Immune ReferencesHoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003. |
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