Ashwagandha.
This traditional herb (Withania somnifera) from India is much used in ayurvedic medicine, where it is valued as a general tonic and adaptogen.
Benefits:
- known for its ability to calm
- used to promote sleep
- to ease anxiety or restlessness
- reduce the symptoms of drug withdrawal
- known for its ability to fight off cold and cough symptoms
- has the potential ability to decrease cancer cells without adversely affecting healthy cells
Formerly called Siberian ginseng, eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus) is a distant relative of true ginseng. It can be useful for alleviating exhaustion, fatigue from heavy workloads and lack of energy. Look for products that are standardized for eleutheroside content.
Benefits:
- Tonic for overall good health and antiaging
- Remedy for insomnia
- Promotes mental vigor and alertness
- Increases stamina and endurance, mentally and physically
- Improves reflexes and coordination
- Protects against stress-related illness
- Potent aphrodisiac for improved sexual performance and fertility
- Helpful with menopause symptoms like hot flashes and irregular periods
- Enhances lung and immune functions; used to treat bronchitis
- Helps control metabolism, appetite and digestion
- Normalizes blood pressure and reduces cholesterol
- Helps cure colds and infections
Reishi.
This distinctive, woody mushroom (Ganoderma lucidum) is too bitter to be eaten, but can be taken in supplement form. Reishi is recommended in traditional Chinese medicine for increasing resistance and extending life, and has been studied for its ability to support normal immune health.
Benefits:
- can help you have better blood circulation
- known to help in the treatment of anxiety, blood pressure, hepatitis, asthma and insomnia.
- alleviate the symptoms of those who suffer from respiratory problems
- also an antioxidant and helps prevent the formation of tumors and the accumulation of other cancerous cells.
- improving your memory and making your brain more sharp
Also known as arctic root, rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea) contains a group of distinctive compounds that are at least partially responsible for the plant's remarkable properties - including anti-fatigue, anti-stress, antioxidant and immune-supporting effects. It is useful for acute stress, to support optimal mood and for memory health.
You should be able to find all these herbal products in health food stores - choose the one that best meets your needs, follow package directions, and give it about six to eight weeks to see how it helps. You can take tonics indefinitely, but some herbalists suggest taking a two-week-long break every three months to help maintain the tonic's effectiveness.
You should be able to find all these herbal products in health food stores - choose the one that best meets your needs, follow package directions, and give it about six to eight weeks to see how it helps. You can take tonics indefinitely, but some herbalists suggest taking a two-week-long break every three months to help maintain the tonic's effectiveness.
Benefits:
- effective for improving mood and alleviating depression
- improves physical and mental performance, and may reduce fatigue
- improves physical and mental performance, and may reduce fatigue
- stimulating the nervous system, fighting depression, enhancing work performance, decreasing fatigue, and reducing high altitude sickness
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