Rhodiola rosea?

[firecat]

The OH found an article in Science News about this Russian herb that acts as an antidepressant and general stress reliever. We are not generally big fans of medicinal dietary supplements (although I have used Coffea arabica as an antidepressant and stimulant for decades :-) ) but he seems particularly intrigued by this. Do you have any experience with it?

http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070922/bob8.asp

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Re: Rhodiola rosea?

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back when i was researching herbal remedies for depression, it came up in several sources, and i ended up adding it to the tea i concocted for a while (from a whole slew of supposedly anti-depressant herbs [1]). it's not cheap (1 fl oz C$15 at the time), and i can't really say anything much about its efficacy. i was drinking the tea during the atkins experiment, which means i don't know whether my generally higher energy levels were helped by it at all (as compared to the low carb intake, which has a very clear effect on it, because it's working now too, and i am not drinking the tea).

[1] ginkgo biloba, turnera diffusa (damiana), valeriana officinale (valerian root), scutellaria lateriflora (skullcap), tilia cordata/platyphyllos (linden flower), albizzia julibrissin (mimosa), melissa officinalis (lemon balm), panax ginseng, and the rhodiola.

Re: Rhodiola rosea?

[firecat]

Thanks for the datapoint!