Adaptogenic plants
Adaptogens in the Morning or Evening: A Truly Useful Routine?
The time of intake depends on the plant, product, and your reaction. Build a cautious routine without accumulating supplements.
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Plants & wellbeing
Evidence based guides to plants, their uses, limits and precautions.
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Eleuthero
Eleuthero: is the 'Siberian ginseng' really a ginseng?
Eleuthero has a misleading nickname. Botanical identity, uses and precautions to avoid confusing it with Panax ginseng.
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Adaptogenic mushrooms
Adaptogenic Mushrooms: Reishi, Cordyceps, and Lion's Mane
Can Mushrooms Really be Called Adaptogenic? A Guide to Distinguish Species, Extracts, Evidence, and Precautions.
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Is maca really an adaptogenic plant?
Maca is often classified among adaptogens. Origin, food uses and reasons why this label deserves nuance.
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Ginseng
Ginseng or Ginger: Why They Are Not the Same Plants
Their names resemble each other, but ginseng and ginger differ in their botany, compounds, and uses.
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Rhodiola rosea: uses, evidence, and precautions
What we really know about rhodiola, a plant associated with fatigue and stress, according to the European monograph.
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10 plants known as adaptogens: uses and precautions
Ashwagandha, ginseng, rhodiola, eleuthero, and others: a comparative overview without exaggerated promises.
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Adaptogenic Plants: Definition, Origin, and Limits of the Concept
What does "adaptogen" really mean? History of the concept, criteria, and scientific limits of a word that has become very marketing-oriented.
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Ginseng
Ginseng: side effects and interactions to know
Insomnia, blood sugar, coagulation: the main precautions of Asian ginseng and situations that require advice.
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Ginseng
Ginseng and Fatigue: Effectiveness, Limitations, and Good Questions
Does ginseng really help against fatigue? A precise look at the studies and causes not to be hidden.
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Ginseng
How to Choose a Quality Ginseng
Panax ginseng, ginsenosides, origin and analysis: the concrete criteria for recognizing a well-documented ginseng.
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Ginseng
Red Ginseng or White Ginseng: Which to Choose?
The red and the white often come from the same plant. Their difference lies mainly in the transformation and the profile of the ginsenosides.
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Ginseng
Asian Ginseng: A Guide to Understanding Panax Ginseng
Origin, ginsenosides, traditional uses, and level of evidence: a comprehensive guide to real Asian ginseng.
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Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha: side effects, contraindications and interactions
The risks of ashwagandha explained clearly: digestion, drowsiness, liver, thyroid and drug interactions.
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Ashwagandha
How to Take Ashwagandha Without Compromising Safety
Time of intake, duration, follow-up: a prudent method to consider ashwagandha without turning a supplement into self-medication.
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Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha or ginseng: what differences?
Origin, compounds, uses and safety: comparing ashwagandha and ginseng without confusing them.
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Ashwagandha
How to Choose a Quality Ashwagandha
Root, leaves, withanolides, analyses: useful criteria for comparing ashwagandha supplements.
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Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha: benefits, uses, and precautions
A clear guide to understanding ashwagandha, its traditional uses, what studies really show, and its precautions.
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Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha and sleep: real help or fad effect?
Sleep, falling asleep, recovery: what we know about ashwagandha and the limitations of available trials.
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Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha and Stress: What Do Studies Really Say?
Ashwagandha is often sold as a stress remedy. Here is what studies actually show, without excessive promises.
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Adaptogenic plants
The Corticotrope Axis (ACTH, Cortisol, Aldosterone): Understanding and Regulating through Plants
The corticotrope axis is the system that enables us to cope. It manages stress response, energy, inflammation, blood sugar, and salt balance. In endobiogeny, it is the first axis solicited in every adaptation of the organism: it is therefore at the heart of almost all terrain imbalances.
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The Best Natural Antidepressants Based on Plants
When morale is low, we often look for a gentle solution before seeking medical help. Certain plants have been studied and can really help with mild to moderate mood swings. However, a "natural antidepressant" is not a harmless product: some plants have significant interactions, and real depression deserves support.
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Endobiogeny Explained: The Terrain, Axes, and Plants
Endobiogeny is a health approach that considers the body as a set of interacting systems, controlled by the hormonal system. It was developed in France from the 1970s by doctors Christian Duraffourd and Jean-Claude Lapraz. It relies on phytotherapy to rebalance the terrain, i.e., each person's way of adapting to their environment.
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