Are you under pressure and still tired and lacking energy? Are you unable to relax? There is a remedy for this, such asRhodiola rosea, a plant with a rose-like scent, which is alsoRhodiola rosea,golden rootorGoldenrootIn fact, the medicinal plant belongs to theClassics of folk medicine. It has a long tradition as a medicinal herb in the form of tea or extract. Rhodiola rosea is one of theadaptogenic medicinal plantsand is also enjoying growing popularity in Germany.

Origin and occurrence of Rhodiola rosea

Rhodiola rosea belongs to the family ofCrassulaceae. It reaches heights of five to thirty centimetres. The plant prefers cold and moist conditions and therefore grows innorthern regionsin rock crevices, moors, in arctic areas and mountainous regions of Eurasia and North America. The underground parts of the plant, i.e. the rootstock, emit arose-like smell.

A medicinal plant with tradition

The special scent also led to theSwedish botanist Carl von Linnéher the nameRhodiola roseaThe plant was officially registered in theSwedish PharmacopoeiaFor more than 3000 years, this special plant has been consideredtonic.In Siberia, where it is called “golden root”, it is said to have healing powers. The Greek physician Dioscorides mentioned the plant “rodia riza” formedical applications in the 1st century ADThe seafaring Vikings used it as a power-giving plant. Today the plant is consideredholistic tonic, which hisadaptogenic effect atStates of exhaustion,Irritability and inner tensionunfolded.