I have been running rhodiola rosea for two months and the honest summary is that the effect is smaller than the internet suggests and real.
Vivid dreams and mild headache for the first 14 days, then nothing. Textbook for this class, apparently.
I would rather have a narrow conclusion and be right than a broad one and be interesting.
There is a serious question about whether the studied form matches what is sold, and nobody in a thread can answer it.
Standardisation matters more than dose with botanicals, and most products say nothing about it.
Where does the human data stop and the extrapolation start?
Read the methods section. It is the only part that says whether the conclusion is allowed to exist.
Baseline first.
Is a baseline blood test really necessary before starting something like this? Currently on rhodiola rosea myself.
My rule, after years of this: if it cannot survive being written down with the numbers attached, it is marketing.
Baseline first. Mild sedation was my main issue with rhodiola rosea too.
Baseline first.
Is a baseline blood test really necessary before starting something like this?