Your Total Guide To Adaptogens Series | Part One

Effects of Adaptogens on the Central Nervous System and the Molecular Mechanisms Associated with Their Stress—Protective Activity“As a pharmacotherapeutic group adaptogens were recently defined as herbal preparations that increased attention and endurance in fatigue, and reduced stress-induced impairments and disorders related to the neuro-endocrine and immune systems” Modern or Ancient? You might think that the term adaptogens is part of an ancient medicine such as TCM or Ayurveda, but it is not. The actual term adaptogen is recent, and it has nothing to do with traditional use, or traditional classification of herbs. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://annabackacupuncture.com/2021/11/16/your-total-guide-to-adaptogens-series-part-one/