Rhodiola rosea for potency

Traditional medicine and pharmaceutical preparations based on Rhodiola rosea provide restoration of physical and mental performance, increase resistance to stressful situations. Taking a medicinal plant helps to increase sexual strength and endurance, solve problems caused by reduced potency.

Botanical description of the plant

Rhodiola is a perennial succulent dioecious herb. The pink root has several erect, branched stems. The height of an adult plant reaches 40 cm. The rhizome is located horizontally in the ground. The leaves of a medicinal plant have an oblong-ovoid, pointed or elliptical shape. Corymbose, multi-flowered inflorescences grow on the stems. After the yellow flowers fall off, erect greenish multileaf fruits form in their place.

The plant can settle in cold, dark areas with moist soil. In arid regions, Rhodiola is not inhabited, since its developed root system requires abundant flowing moisture. The plant propagates vegetatively and by seed.

The chemical composition of the medicinal herb

The biologically active components of Rhodiola rosea botany include the following valuable substances:

• phenols and their derivatives (salidroside, tyrosol)
• carbohydrates (sucrose and sedoheptulose, glucose and fructose)
• organic acids (oxalic and malic, succinic and citric)
• tannins
• aromatic compounds (cinnamic alcohol, rosavin and rosin)
• trace elements (manganese and silver, zinc and copper)
• aliphatic and monoterpene alcohols
• essential oils (geraniol and geranyl acetate, aldehyde and citral)
• phenol carboxylic acids and their derivatives
• flavonoids (rhodionine, rhodiosin and kaempferol, astragalin and tricin)

Medicinal properties of rose root

Alcoholic extract and decoction of rhodiola is recommended for patients with increased fatigue and decreased performance, diseases of the nervous system and infectious lesions. The plant prevents the onset of psychogenic impotence, which develops due to the body's low resistance to stress. Funds with a pink root stimulate the functioning of the central nervous system. As a result, the patient does not experience problems with the development of an erection after sexual stimulation, he notes an increase in the sensitivity of the intimate zone.

The use of radiola for cosmetic purposes

In the course of long-term clinical medical research, scientists have learned that Rhodiola rosea has a pronounced tonic effect. The results of laboratory tests have become the basis for the use of a herbal remedy for hypersensitivity and skin aging. Well-known cosmetics companies began to include rose root concentrate in moisturizers and anti-aging products for the face and body. Regular use of the cream with Rhodiola rosea extracts can achieve the following positive results:

• normalize the functioning of the sebaceous glands, eliminate acne
• reduce the negative effect of free radicals
• restore cellular metabolism
• increase the level of hydration of epidermal cells
• protect the skin from the negative effects of a polluted atmosphere
• remove toxic chemical compounds from the body
• accelerate wound healing

Who is not recommended to use Rhodiola

Pink root cannot be used to treat various organic pathologies if the patient:

• has an individual intolerance to any of the plant components
• is undergoing pregnancy or breastfeeding
• suffers from instability of the nervous system, increased anxiety and excitability
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• suffers from signs of hypertension

Preparations based on Rhodiola rosea can be used to help children over 12 years old. Substances with the addition of rose root should not be taken in the second half, as they can cause insomnia. Radiolu should not be taken by patients who are prescribed monoamine oxidase inhibitors and psychostimulants.

Side effects of medicinal plant

Excessive use of medicinal preparations based on pink root threatens development:

• acute allergic reaction
• lability of blood pressure
• headache
• tremors of the extremities
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Patients suffering from severe diseases of the cardiovascular system and diabetes mellitus should consult with their doctor before starting a course of herbal medicine.