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'''Rhodiola rosea''' (commonly '''golden root, rose root, roseroot, western roseroot, Aaron's rod, Arctic root, king's crown, lignum rhodium, orpin rose''') is a perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It grows in cold regions of the world, including much of the Arctic, the mountains of Central Asia, scattered in eastern North America from Baffin Island to the mountains of North Carolina, and mountainous parts of Europe, such as the Alps, Pyrenees, Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains, Scandinavia, Iceland, Great Britain and Ireland. It grows on sea cliffs and on mountains at altitudes up to 2280 meters.[clarification needed] Several shoots grow from the same thick root. Shoots may reach 5 to 35 cm in height. R. rosea is dioecious – having separate female and male plants.

== Description Uses== Rhodiola rosea is from 5 to 40 centimetres (2.0 to 15.7 in) tall{{Uses|stomach aches}}, {{Uses|intestinal discomfort}}, {{Uses|tuberculosis}}, fleshy{{Uses| depression}}, and has several stems growing from a short{{Uses|anxiety}}, scaly rootstock. Flowers have 4 sepals and 4 petals{{Uses| brain fog}}, yellow to greenish yellow in color sometimes tipped with red{{Uses|sleep deprivation}}, about 1 to 3.5 millimetres (0.039 to 0.138 in) long{{Uses|Diarrhea}}, and blooming in summer.{{Uses|adrenal fatigue}}

== Uses Parts Used== *The aerial portion is consumed as food in some parts of the world{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, sometimes added to salads.*In Russia and Scandinavia, R. rosea has been used for centuries to cope with the cold Siberian climate and stressful life.*The plant has been used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it is called hóng jǐng tiān (红景天). The medicine can be used to prevent altitude sickness{{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.[Clarification needed]

==Common Chemical Composition==Phenylpropanoids, rosavin, rosin, rosarin (specific to R. rosea, Phenylethanol derivatives, salidroside (rhodioloside), tyrosol<ref name=="chemical composition"/>

==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||the leaves are simple i.e., lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|green to brown|8|the flower is radially symmetrical}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Simple|4–9 mm|the fruit is dry and splits open when ripe||many}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Prefers a fertile well drained open loam in a sunny position<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Crevices of mountain rocks}}, {{Commonly seen|Sea cliff}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[http://cms.herbalgram.org/herbalgram/issue56/article2333.html "Phytochemistry"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rhodiola+rosea "Cultivation details"]</ref></references> == External Links == * [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S094471131000036X Rhodiola rosea on science direct]* [https://www.mdidea.com/products/herbextract/salidroside/data02.html Rhodiola rosea on mdidea.com]*[https://enwww.wikipediancbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21213535 Rhodiola rosea on ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]* [https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/wiki78f5/Rhodiola_rosea a3f49e677246e047f0c4541d47111b814355.pdf Rhodiola rosea - Wikipediaon pdfs.semanticscholar.org]