Adaptogens

Our Adaptogens collection gathers six roots, a fruit and two mushrooms that herbalists group as adaptogens, a word coined by the Soviet scientist Nikolai Lazarev in 1947. Each is an alcohol-free tincture made with Extranatur, our patented alcohol-free extraction method, prepared from the dried plant or dried mushroom.

• Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), root: a classic of Ayurveda; its Sanskrit name refers to the scent of a horse.
• Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea), root: also called roseroot, it grows in subarctic, rocky lands from Scandinavia to Siberia.
• Eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus), root: a thorny shrub of the Russian Far East, studied by Soviet researchers from the 1950s.
• Ginseng (Panax ginseng), root: part of Korean and Chinese herbal tradition for some two thousand years.
• Schisandra (Schisandra chinensis), fruit: wu wei zi in Chinese, the “five-flavor fruit.”
• Maca (Lepidium meyenii), root: a food crop of the Peruvian Andes, grown above 13,000 feet.
• Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus), root: huang qi, or “yellow leader,” in Chinese tradition.
• Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum), mushroom: the lingzhi of Chinese tradition, a recurring motif in Chinese art.
• Cordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis), mushroom: a fungus with a long history in Tibetan and Chinese herbal tradition.

How to take

Take 40 drops (2 mL) diluted in water, one to three times daily (40 to 120 drops a day), or as directed by a healthcare practitioner. If you are pregnant, nursing, taking any medications or have any medical conditions, consult your healthcare practitioner before use.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.