Rhodiola

Rhodiola rosea

root

The dried, powdered root of a succulent from cold regions, taken in small amounts or as a tea. It contains rosavins and salidroside.

Origin

Arctic tundra and mountains of Asia

Season (United States)

imported · all year round

Preparation

A medicinal root, as powder or infusion, in kitchen doses. It can interact with mood treatments.

Did you know?

It is also called golden root or Arctic root: it grows from the Arctic to the mountains, up to 3,000 metres, and its male and female plants are separate.