1 / 9

Rhodiola Rosea

Rhodiola Rosea. Presented by Jana R Grayson HW499 Bachelor’s Capstone in Health & Wellness, Unit 4 assignment. Fuel for Your Body and Mind. Rhodiola Rosea ???.

mendezs
Download Presentation

Rhodiola Rosea

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. RhodiolaRosea Presented by Jana R Grayson HW499 Bachelor’s Capstone in Health & Wellness, Unit 4 assignment Fuel for Your Body and Mind

  2. RhodiolaRosea ??? Rhodiolarosea is a herb that is native to the artic regions of Europe, Asia and Alaska. Rhodiola is a member of the Crassulaceaefamily, historically used in Iceland, Sweden, France, Russia and Greece as a medicinal plant primarily used as a anti-fatigue treatment and Adaptogen compound (WebMD. (2015)).

  3. What can Rhodiola do for you? • Rhodiola has been used to help with the following issues: • Increase mental focus and concentration- great for students, military, medical field • Increased stamina- EMT’s, firefighters, athletes, parents • Increased energy- multiple jobs, athletes, parents • Shorten recovery time after strenuous exercise

  4. Rhodiola uses continued: • Improve sexual dysfunction • Depression • Increased immunity • Helps the body recover quicker from stress Rhodiola has also been effective in: amenorrhea, asthenia, cancer, cardiac problems, colds and flu, depression, and enhancing thyroid and thymus gland function (Hallnet, 2015).

  5. If you take drugs for diabetes orally or injections, Rhodiola my cause a unsafe drop in blood sugar. Rhodiolamay lower blood sugar levels. Caution is advised when using drugs that may also lower blood sugar. • If you take blood thinners such as aspirin, Warfarin, Coumadin, anti platelet, or ibuprofen, check with your physician before starting a Rhodiola regiment. Rhodiola may increase the risk of bleeding. • If you use CNS depressants, Rhodiola may cause drowsiness. • If you use any of the following: acetaminophen, acetazolamide, alpha-glucosidase inhibitors, anti-anxiety agents, antibiotics, anticancer agents, antidepressants (including monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)), anti-inflammatory agents, antivirals, catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors, CNS stimulants, drugs that affect blood lipid levels, drugs that affect the heart and vascular system, estrogens, exercise performance-enhancers, heart rate-regulating drugs, agents that affect the immune system, nicotine, opiates, P-glycoprotein-regulated agents, pentobarbital, sedatives, theophylline, or weight loss agents, Rhodiola may have an adverse reaction (Hallnet, 2015).

  6. Pregnant or nursing • Bipolar (Manic-depressive) Disorder • General Note: Understand that herbs operate differently for everyone. It is important to follow the recommended dosing on the package and talk with your doctor before starting use if you are on any of the aforementioned medications. Ensure that you buy from a company that has a reputation for quality and great customer service, in case you have any questions, issues or need to return the product. • (WebMD, 2015), (WholeHealthMD, 2009)

  7. Dosing, Testimony Work endurance improvement & prevention of stress related illnesses – 100-200mg/daily Chronic Fatigue Syndrome- 100mg (2-3 times)/daily Anticipated acute stress – 200mg/daily Depression- 340mg/daily Fibromyalgia- 200-400mg/daily as alternative to Siberian ginseng (WholeHealthMD, 2009) • To review testimonies of people who have used Rhodiola, please visit the following links: • http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientreview-883-rhodiola.aspx?drugid=883&drugname=rhodiola • http://www.herbwisdom.com/review-rhodiola.html

  8. References • Hallnet, Ltd. (2015). Rhodiola (RhodiolaRosea). Retrieved from http://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-rhodiola.html • Natural Standard Research Collaboration (NSRC). (2014). Retrieved from https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/ • WebMD. (2015). Rhodiola. Retrieved from http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-883-rhodiola%20(roseroot).aspx?activeingredientid=883&activeingredientname=rhodiola%20(roseroot) • WholeHealthMD. (2009). Supplements. Retrieved from http://www.wholehealthmd.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?type=AWHN_Supplements&id=BC6009ED692E4496AB9D44084CC3E746&tier=2

More Related