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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.
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'''Rhodiola rosea''' 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.
  
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== Description ==
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|stomach aches}}, {{Uses|intestinal discomfort}}, {{Uses|tuberculosis}}, {{Uses| depression}}, {{Uses|anxiety}}, {{Uses| brain fog}}, {{Uses|sleep deprivation}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|adrenal fatigue}}
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Rhodiola rosea is from 5 to 40 centimetres (2.0 to 15.7 in) tall, fleshy, and has several stems growing from a short, scaly rootstock. Flowers have 4 sepals and 4 petals, yellow to greenish yellow in color sometimes tipped with red, about 1 to 3.5 millimetres (0.039 to 0.138 in) long, and blooming in summer.
 
  
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== Uses ==
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
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*The aerial portion is consumed as food in some parts of the world, sometimes added to salads.
 
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*In Russia and Scandinavia, R. rosea has been used for centuries to cope with the cold Siberian climate and stressful life.
 
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*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.[Clarification needed]
 
  
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==Common name==
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==Chemical Composition==
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Phenylpropanoids, rosavin, rosin, rosarin (specific to R. rosea, Phenylethanol derivatives, salidroside (rhodioloside), tyrosol<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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* '''English''' -  Golden root
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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== External Links ==
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==Properties==
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodiola_rosea Rhodiola rosea - Wikipedia]
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===Dravya===
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Herb}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||the leaves are simple i.e., lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|green to brown|8|the flower is radially symmetrical}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Simple|4–9 mm|the fruit is dry and splits open when ripe||many}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Prefers a fertile well drained open loam in a sunny position<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Crevices of mountain rocks}}, {{Commonly seen|Sea cliff}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Odermennig.jpg
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File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
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Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://cms.herbalgram.org/herbalgram/issue56/article2333.html "Phytochemistry"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Rhodiola+rosea "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S094471131000036X Rhodiola rosea on science direct]
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* [https://www.mdidea.com/products/herbextract/salidroside/data02.html Rhodiola rosea on mdidea.com]
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21213535 Rhodiola rosea on ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
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* [https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/78f5/a3f49e677246e047f0c4541d47111b814355.pdf Rhodiola rosea on pdfs.semanticscholar.org]
  
 
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Revision as of 16:03, 2 June 2018

Rhodiola rosea

Rhodiola rosea 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.

Uses

stomach aches, intestinal discomfort, tuberculosis, depression, anxiety, brain fog, sleep deprivation, Diarrhea, adrenal fatigue

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Phenylpropanoids, rosavin, rosin, rosarin (specific to R. rosea, Phenylethanol derivatives, salidroside (rhodioloside), tyrosol[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


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

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple the leaves are simple i.e., lobed or unlobed but not separated into leaflets

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long green to brown 8 the flower is radially symmetrical

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple 4–9 mm the fruit is dry and splits open when ripe many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Prefers a fertile well drained open loam in a sunny position[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Crevices of mountain rocks, Sea cliff, Borders of forests and fields.

Photo Gallery

  • Odermennig.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
  • Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "Phytochemistry"
  2. ↑ "wayback machine"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation details"

External Links

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