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[[File:Rhodiola rosea perennial.JPG|thumb|right|''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==
{{Uses|Stomach aches}}, {{Uses|Intestinal discomfort}}, {{Uses|Tuberculosis}}, {{Uses| Depression}}, {{Uses|Anxiety}}, {{Uses|Brain fog}}, {{Uses|Sleep deprivation}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Adrenal fatigue}}
== Description Chemical Composition== Rhodiola rosea is from 5 to 40 centimetres (2.0 to 15.7 in) tallPhenylpropanoids, fleshyrosavin, and has several stems growing from a shortrosin, scaly rootstockrosarin (specific to R. Flowers have 4 sepals and 4 petalsrosea, yellow to greenish yellow in color sometimes tipped with redPhenylethanol derivatives, about 1 to 3.5 millimetres salidroside (0.039 to 0.138 inrhodioloside) long, and blooming in summertyrosol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== Uses Common names== *The aerial portion is consumed as food in some parts of the world, 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.[Clarification needed]{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Golden root}}
==Common nameProperties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|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== ==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|At sea cliffs}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Image:Rhodiola rosea a10.jpgImage:Rhodiola rosea.JPGImage:Rhodiola rosea 02.jpgImage:Rhodiola.rosea.7648.jpg|var. arcticaFile:Rhodiola rosea (Flower).jpgFile:Rhodiola rosea (Habitus).jpg </gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[http://cms.herbalgram.org/herbalgram/issue56/article2333.html Phytochemistry]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/species/rhodiola/rosea/ Plant decsription]</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://enwww.mdidea.com/products/herbextract/salidroside/data02.wikipediahtml Rhodiola rosea on mdidea.com]* [https://www.ncbi.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]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Crassulaceae]]
