Adaptogen

Adaptogens or adaptogenic substances are used in herbal medicine for the purported stabilization of physiological processes and promotion of homeostasis.[1][2]

Dried Rhodiola rosea root, cited as adaptogen.[3]
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  2. ^ "Adaptogen". Dictionary.com. 2012.
  3. ^ Tinsley GM, Jagim AR, Potter GDM, Garner D, Galpin AJ (August 2023). "Rhodiola rosea as an adaptogen to enhance exercise performance: a review of the literature". British Journal of Nutrition. 131 (3): 461–473. doi:10.1017/S0007114523001988. PMC 10784128. PMID 37641937. S2CID 261338292.