For centuries, Rhodiola rosea, has been used traditionally as part of folk medicine in Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Russia, and other European countries as a "tonic herb", to fight fatigue, to increase physical endurance, work productivity, longevity, resistance to high altitude sickness, aid convalescence from illness, prevent infections, and enhance sexual function. Between 1725 and 1960, various medicinal applications of R. rosea appeared in the scientific literature of Sweden, Norway, France, Germany, the Soviet Union, and Iceland. Although R. rosea has been extensively studied as an adaptogen with various health-promoting effects, its properties remain largely unknown in the West. In part this may be due to the fact that the bulk of research has been published in Slavic and Scandinavian languages. In the twentieth century, Soviet physicians classified Rhodiola as an adaptogen. An adaptogen helps the body adapt to stresses of various kinds, whether heat, cold, exertion, trauma, sleep deprivation, toxic exposure, radiation, infection, or psychological stress 1.
MICROgenics Stress and Stamina Formula with Rhodiola contains adaptogens to assist the body’s own healing response in times of stress.
In Scandinavian countries, Rhodiola is used to increase mental work capacity during stress, as a psychostimulant, and as a general strengthening tonic2.