Rhodiola Rosea

Rhodiola has long been used in traditional medicine, primarily in Russia and Scandinavia. The Vikings used rhodiola to enhance physical strength and endurance, and it was commonly used by many Northern peoples to treat fatigue, poor physical endurance, nervous system disorders, and infections, and to enhance fertility.

There are numerous animal and test tube studies showing that rhodiola has both a stimulating and a sedating effect on the central nervous system (depending on intake amount); enhances physical endurance; improves thyroid, thymus, and adrenal function; protects the nervous system, heart, and liver; and has antioxidant and anticancer properties.

Ingredient per softgel:

• Rhodiola rosea extract.......100 mg
  (standardized to contain 3% total rosavins and min. 1% salidrosides)

Other ingredients: hypo-allergenic plant fiber added to complete capsule volume requirement.

Suggested use: 1-6 capsules per day, in divided doses, between meals.

Rhodiola has a more stimulating effect at lower amounts, and a more sedating effect at higher amounts. In medical treatment, the usual amounts taken are 200 to 600 mg per day of a standardized extract to at least 3% rosavins and 0.8 to 1% salidroside.

Marathon runners and endurance athletes have really felt a difference while taking Rhodeola. Be sure to take it for at least 3 weeks for full benefit.

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Rhodiola has a history of centuries of folk use and has been the subject of many clinical studies. No side effects or interactions have been reported. Animal studies indicate that rhodiola has a low level of toxicity, and that there is a huge margin of safety at the typical recommended intake amounts.