Super Rhodiola 500mg Solaray, 30 capsules, Secom It supports the bodys functions, helping it to adapt physically, mentally and immune. Properties: - standardized extract from the root of Rhodiola rosea, 500mg/capsule - guaranteed 3% rozavines and 1% salidrosides - in the form of vegetable capsules, which can also be administered in vegetarian/vegan diets Effects and benefits: Rhodiola, also called golden root or arctic root, is considered a sacred plant. Dioscorides, a Greek physician, pharmacologist and botanist, mentioned it in Materia Medica in 77 BC as having properties to stimulate vigor, longevity, sexual potency and cognitive ability. The plant grows in the arctic regions of Europe and Asia. The first Russian and Scandinavian scientific studies, started in 1960, confirmed the properties for which Rhodiola rosea has been used for over 2000 years. - increasing the bodys ability to adapt to metabolic stress (fluctuations in blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure, reduction of muscle and bone mass, decreased immunity, hormonal dysfunctions): - modulating the cortisol level by improving the function of the adrenal cortex without negative feedback on the hypothalamus - pituitary - adrenal - thyroid - gonad axis - increasing the bodys ability to adapt to mental stress (low concentration and memory capacity, emotional disturbance): - improving the functions of the nervous system - maintenance of serotonin and dopamine levels: - reducing the action of monoamine oxidase and catechol-O-methyltransferase enzymes (which degrade these neurotransmitters) - increasing the permeability of the blood-brain barrier for precursors of serotonin (tryptophan and 5-hydroxytryptophan) and dopamine (tyrosine) - stimulation of cellular energy metabolism: increase in the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP - mitochondrial nucleotides that store and transport energy in cells) and creatine phosphate (CP) necessary for ATP resynthesis - increasing the ability to use cellular oxygen Composition (Per 1 capsule): Rhodiola 500 mg (Rhodiola rosea) (standardized root extract, guaranteed 15mg [3%] rozavine and 5mg [1%] salidroside) Administration method: 1 capsule/day, at meals, with 200ml of water or as recommended by the specialist consultant. Presentation: 30 vegetable capsules