Volume 154, Issue 3, 1 March 2015, Pages 183-6, 211
Abstract
The term adaptogen was invented in the former USSR.
An adaptogen increases body resistance to physically, chemically or
biologically noxious factors, thereby having a normalizing effect on
body functions and inflicting no harm. Most of the research took place
in the USSR and in Scandinavian
countries and was not published in English. In the last decades, some
research has been performed in Western Europe and in the USA and was
also published in English. From the research it is possible to learn
about the efficacy of the adaptogen use as a single dose and on long
term use and the differences between the various adaptogens. In this
article there is a review of the studies and explanations of the
adaptogenic activity. Adaptogenic effects on different functions in
humans and animals are mentioned
