Rhodiola (also known as the Arctic root, the golden root) is one of the plants of the genus Sedum, which is native to the Arctic Circle of Eastern Siberia. Rhodiola is widely distributed in the polar and mountainous regions of Europe and Asia. It grows more than 11,000 to 18,000 feet above sea level.
Features
Rhodiola contains mainly phenylpropyl esters and flavonoids. Its unique active chemical composition is phenylpropyl ester, rosavin (the most active), rosin, rosarin, rhodiolin, salidroside. Only Rhodiola rosea contains rosavin, rosin and rosarin.
Enhance immune function
Rosavins stimulates the immune system in two ways:
First, through direct special stimulation of immune defense (stimulation of one of the most important types of immune cells: Natural killer cells. NK-cells search for and destroy infected cells in the body). Rhodiola rosea restores normal immune system by improving T-cell immunity. This shows that it can enhance the body's resistance to the accumulation of toxicosis.
Second, the body is not susceptible to pressure. When we are exposed to stress for a long time and continue to draw energy from other systems, the overall impact is reduced immune response and poor health. Rhodiola rosea extract can also enhance B cell immunity by preventing inhibition of B cell immunity due to stress and fatigue.
Protect cardiovascular function
Rhodiola rosea extract was shown to alleviate cardiovascular tissue injury and dysfunction caused by stress. Rhodiola extract can prevent the reduction of cardiac contractility secondary to ambient pressure during freezing and help stabilize contractility. The use of rhodiola pretreatment appears to elicit a beneficial adaptive response to this type of pressure. When mice treated with rhodiola were exposed to freezing, a decrease in systolic power was prevented, and the steady systolic power of heart tissue persisted during perfusion.
Effective antioxidant
Rhodiola rosea has an effective antioxidant ability, which can effectively resist diseases caused by aging by limiting the adverse effects of free radicals.
