| Action: | Adaptogen |
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| Synonym: | Adaptogenic |
Helps the body cope with physical and mental stress.
• maintain normal homeostasis
• stress
• fatigue
• poor immune function
• insomnia
• anxiety
• high cholesterol
• reproductive issues
• American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
• ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
• astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus)
• bacopa (Bacopa monnieri)
• codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula)
• cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis)
• holy basil, tulsi (Ocimum sanctum)
• Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng)
• notoginseng (Panax notoginseng)
• reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)
• rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea)
• schisandra (Schisandra chinensis)
• Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus)
• 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 Treatments• American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) Systems• immune ReferencesHoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003. |
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