Rhodiola ayuda en la depresion y a estudiantes

Parece que sigue el interés en la hierba Rhodiola como adaptógeno, mejorador del ánimo y de la agilidad mental.

Yo la he probado pero no de una marca reconocida. No noté un claro efecto. Recomiendo, si pueden, comprar la del Swedish Herbal Institut o alguna que tenga respaldo.

La buena noticia es que según el artículo en Canadá se está cultivando en la provincia de Alberta. Puede ser que tengamos un producto accesible y de buena calidad.


Meanwhile, Wikman and the Swedish Herbal Institute, which makes a rhodiola
extract called SHR-5, have continued laboratory and human tests. In 2000,
they reported that SHR-5 protects snail embryos from heat, copper, and
oxidative stress. When given the herb extract, fewer of the embryos died
after exposure to these stressors than did embryos not given the extract.

Also in 2000, Wikman and his colleagues in Russia published results from a
randomized, double-blind trial of university students who took SHR-5 at the
end of a semester. Students taking the herb for 20 days fared better on
measures of fatigue and mental performance than did students who took a
placebo. Another study published in 2000 found an antifatigue effect of the
herb among 56 physicians working night shifts.

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