Adaptogens

Development and introduction of new food products on the basis use natural byoaddings with adaptogenous and immunogenous properties, ensuring preventive maintenance of diseases ecological ethyology. 

N.A. Triterpenoid saponins, sterins, perlolyrin, alkenyl, polysaccharides, alkenyl glycoside, tangshenoside.99-122 An adaptogen, stimulant and tonic. 

N.A. Eleuthero sides, lignans, coumarins, phenylpropamoids, isofraxin, pectin, triterpenoid saponins, resins, glycans, polysaccharides.99 100 127-128 An adaptogen, tonic, stimulant, protects the immune system. 

N.A. Ginsenosides, acetylenic compounds, polysaccharides, panaxosides.103 125 140-141-i55,i56,3i4,5ii A stimulant, tonic, adaptogen, diuretic, stomachic agent, carminative, aphrodisiac, healing properties, provide energy, retard the aging process. 

N.A. Lignans, phytosterols, vitamins , E." Tonic, adaptogenic, protects liver. 

N.A. Lilacin, ligustrin, lignans, hydroxyphenylethanol glycosides.102-170 Tonic, neurotrophic, adaptogenic, immune stimulating, antimicrobial from leaves. 

N.A. Silene ocaulis L. S. virginica L. Spinasterol, ecdysterones, 22-dihydrospinasterol, 2-(6 -cinnamoyl) glucosido-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one.302 Anabolic, tonic, adaptogenic effects. 

Halstead, B. W. and L. L. Hood. 1942. Eleutherococcus senticosus, Siberian Ginseng An Introduction to the Concept of Adaptogenic Medicine. Oriental Healing Arts Institute. Long Beach, CA. 94 p. 

Eleutherococcus ginseng is not used traditionally in the U.K., although it has been used for many years in the former Soviet Union. Similar to Pan ax ginseng, E. ginseng is claimed to be an adaptogen in that it increases the body s resistance to stress increases general vitality. 

All these data provide evidence that, whenever an organism has to enhance its functional activity by compensatory means, the membranes alter their fatty acid composition. This points to the multifunctional role played by docosohexaenoic acid in a wide variety of adaptation processes it is an adaptogen , assisting the complicated processes which occur in cell membranes. 

Jerusalem artichoke syrup is used as an adaptogen in food additives. It shows an ability to overcome immunodeficiency in athletes during a period of maximal loadings. 

Very varied functionality is typical of biopolymers as main materials of life and of food. Functional roles in foods cover such applications as water binding, solubility and viscosity, catalysis, lipid and flavour adsorption, emulsion and foam stabilization, gel and film forming. Additionally, they provide biodegradable ingredients and materials, nutrients, vaccines, adaptogens, carriers and delivery of micro- and macronutrients, and so on. 

Adaptogens—enable the body to deal with stress more effectively. 

Ginkgo biloba has become popular bccau.se of its putative abilities to increase peripheral and cerebral circulation. ITic herb is called an adaptogen, a drug that helps persons handle stress. In the periphery, the hertj has been compared to pentoxifylline. If the properties arc true, the herb could be used for intermittent claudication. If cerebral blood flow can be increased with Ginkgo biloba. the herb might be useful... 

Ginseng is promoted as a tonic capable of invigorating the user physically, mentally, and sexually. It is also said to possess antistress activity, or to serve as an adaptogen, improve glycemic control and stimulate immune function. Claims that ginseng can improve athletic performance, enhance longevity, or treat toxic hepatitis are not supported by human trials. 

Western classification Adaptogen, antiandrogenic, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, expectorant, immune amphoteric, urinary antiseptic, demulcent. 

In the case of saw palmetto, the standardized extract may have a greater activity in conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia/hypertrophy (BPH), cystic acne, male pattern baldness, and female hirsutism. At the same time, this type of product has little or no activity as an immune potentiator, adaptogen, lung tonic, or reproductive amphoteric. 

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is a powerful adaptogenic herb that contains genistein. It is a component of the traditional Hoxey formula, which is used to treat cancer and other chronic degenerative diseases. Licorice acts as an immune amphoteric, anti-inflammatory agent, expectorant, and Qi tonic. 

Once we understand the Chinese classifications and compare the Western uses of this remarkable herb, it becomes clear that saw palmetto is a Western version of the much better-known Chinese adaptogenic remedies such as Chinese ginseng, codonopsis, prince seng, American ginseng, and licorice. 

Thomas Bartram, in his recent Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine, lists Serenoa as an adaptogen, urinary antiseptic, tonic nutrient, endocrine stimulant, and anticatarrhal agent. He recommends the berries for a wide range of uses, not just the common urinary and prostate problems. 

Adaptogena nontoxic substance that helps an organism adapt to physiologic or psychologic stress. Adaptogens help normalize endocrine, immune, and nervous system functions. 

Adaptogen- an agent that invigorates or strengthens the system... 

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