Adaptogens: Herbs For Balance And Stress Relief


Ginseng

Adaptogenic herbs act to bring the body back in balance, increasing the body's resistance to stress and adversity by a non-specific, wide range of actions. The same herb may have a calming effect or energizing effect depending upon the condition of the body, or the amount of the herb taken.


Common Name Botanical Name Other Names
Astragalus
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Astragalus Astragalus membranacous syn. A. propinquus Huang qi , yellow leader
: root : China : Astragalus is especially useful for strengthening the body against viral infections of the respiratory tract and heart through stimulation of interfer ...
Dong Quai
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Dong Quai Angelica sinensis Chinese Angelica, Dang-gui
: root : China : In traditional Chinese medicine, only ginseng is more esteemed. ...
Fo-Ti Root
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Fo-Ti Root Polygonum multiflorum He-shou-wu
: root : Chinese : With a distinctive sweet yet bitter taste, fo-ti is thought to unblock the channels of energy through the body, allowing the escape of the pathogenic ...
Ginseng
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Ginseng Panax ginseng Ren-shen, X-yang-shen
: root : China : Ginseng is one the best known and widely prescribed herbs in Chinese medicine as a general adaptogenic and restorative tonic. ...
Ginseng, Siberian
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Ginseng, Siberian Eleutherococcus senticosus Eleuthero ginseng, Ci-wu-jia, Wu Jia Shen Jing
: root : China : Siberian ginseng has been used in Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years, to increase energy and vitality and to treat respiratory and other infections ...
Hyssop
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Hyssop Hyssopus officinalis
: Flowers, leaf and essential oil : : Cultivated in gardens as an aromatic and medicinal herb, Hyssop is one of the main expectorant and decongestant herbs commonly used to treat respirato ...
Jiaogulan
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Jiaogulan Gynostemma pentaphyllum Jiao Gu Lan, Amachazuru, Herb of Immortality, sweet tea vine
: leaves : : Jiaogulan (Jiao Gu Lan)is an adaptgen and antioxidant with properties similar to that of ginseng. ...
Lemon
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Lemon Citrus limonum
: Rind, juice, essential oil : : Lemon is used in alternative medicine to help build immunity against colds, influenza, and other viral infection, to detoxify the body and assist lymp ...
Maitake mushroom
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Maitake mushroom Grifola frondosa Hen of the Woods
: whole mushroom : : Maitake's use as an adaptogen—an herb arose in classic Chinese and Japanese medicine. ...
Oats
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Oats Avena sativa L. Groats. Oatmeal. Oatstraw
: Leaves and stems of the preflowering plant : Europe, N. America : Oats have always had a reputation as a wholesome, healthy food. The grain is a rich source of complex sugars used by the body. Green oatstraw teas, oa ...
Peppermint
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Peppermint Mentha piperita
: whole herb : : Of all the mints, peppermint is now probably the most widely used of all, due to its high content of menthol. ...
Schisandra
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Schisandra Schisandra chinensis Magnolia vine, wu-wei-zi, Schizandra
: fruit : China : Schisandra, also known as Magnolia vine is found as a rare ornamental vine in Western gardens ...
Valerian
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Valerian Valeriana officinalis
: Roots : Greek : The Greeks used valerian roots to help them fall asleep, and that use holds up under scientifc scrunity today. ...

Keywords:Theraputics, medicene,medicenal

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