Stimulating effect of adaptogens: An overview with particular reference to their efficacy following single dose administration

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 819-838

  Panossian, A ^a   Wagner, H ^b  

^a Swedish Herbal Institute   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptogens; Clinical trials; Single dose effect; Stimulating effect

Indexed keywords

ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; RHODIOLA ROSEA EXTRACT; SCHIZANDRA CHINENSIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; DRUG TOLERANCE; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; REVIEW; RHODIOLA ROSEA; SCHIZANDRA CHINENSIS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SLEEP PATTERN; SOMNOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; CLINICAL TRIALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RHODIOLA; SCHISANDRA;

ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; RHODIOLA ROSEA; SCHISANDRA CHINENSIS;

EID: 27944504357     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1751     Document Type: Review

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