by Marion Brennan
Rhodiola rosea extract, hereafter rosea, has a set of benefits that should be attractive just about everybody. It increases your energy and your mood. Not too many people would turn down an easy way to feel better and more energized.
The plants benefits have been ascribed to its natural habitat of cold, craggy mountain tops in some of the harshest climates in the world. It's been used by everybody from the ancient Chinese and Siberians to the more modern KGB to improve mental and physical performance under difficult conditions.
Now, herbal extracts that claim to make you feel that little bit better that you'd like to feel are ten a penny, but the claims about rosea are not overly broad. They are also backed up by an increasing number of clinical studies. There is more here than the preponderance of tradition ascribing power to a plant.
The biological action of this plant is one that we've been duplicating with modern anti-depressants for years. It acts as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor as well as a cortisol moderator. Cortisol is one of the chemicals associated with stress in the body. This has all been proved in numerous clinical studies. The effect is guaranteed and both physically and chemically tangible.
Monoamine oxidase is a group of enzymes in the body that metabolize, among other things, endorphins and dopamine. A greater amount of available endorphins and dopamine means that you feel better.
Monoamine oxidase enzymes also metabolize things like caffeine and a whole host of other drugs and chemicals. When under the influence it's important to know what foods and drugs are contraindicated with the use of MAOIs. On one hand caffeine will last longer, but it will also be much more powerful. A usual dose may become uncomfortable or dangerous.
It's also important to make sure that you are getting pure Rhodiola rosea. It should have at least 3% rosavins and 1% salidroside.
The plants benefits have been ascribed to its natural habitat of cold, craggy mountain tops in some of the harshest climates in the world. It's been used by everybody from the ancient Chinese and Siberians to the more modern KGB to improve mental and physical performance under difficult conditions.
Now, herbal extracts that claim to make you feel that little bit better that you'd like to feel are ten a penny, but the claims about rosea are not overly broad. They are also backed up by an increasing number of clinical studies. There is more here than the preponderance of tradition ascribing power to a plant.
The biological action of this plant is one that we've been duplicating with modern anti-depressants for years. It acts as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor as well as a cortisol moderator. Cortisol is one of the chemicals associated with stress in the body. This has all been proved in numerous clinical studies. The effect is guaranteed and both physically and chemically tangible.
Monoamine oxidase is a group of enzymes in the body that metabolize, among other things, endorphins and dopamine. A greater amount of available endorphins and dopamine means that you feel better.
Monoamine oxidase enzymes also metabolize things like caffeine and a whole host of other drugs and chemicals. When under the influence it's important to know what foods and drugs are contraindicated with the use of MAOIs. On one hand caffeine will last longer, but it will also be much more powerful. A usual dose may become uncomfortable or dangerous.
It's also important to make sure that you are getting pure Rhodiola rosea. It should have at least 3% rosavins and 1% salidroside.
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