Plant guides
3 plant(s) tagged “adaptogen”, each covered the same way: what it is, its benefits, how to use it, and its precautions.
All Adaptogen 3 Allergies 1 Anti-inflammatory 1 Antioxidant 2 Aromatherapy 1 Blood pressure 1 Blood sugar 2 Calm 4 Colds 1 Digestion 5 Energy 1 First aid 1 Focus 3 Food plant 2 Headache 1 Heart 3 Immune 3 Joints 2 Kitchen spice 5 Kitchen staple 1 Lactation 1 Liver 1 Memory 1 Nausea 1 Skin 1 Sleep 5 Stress 2 Tea 3
Ashwagandha
Withania somnifera
Ayurveda's premier "strength of a stallion" root, now a heavily studied stress adaptogen.
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Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Ocimum tenuiflorum
India's most sacred plant and Ayurveda's "elixir of life" — a peppery cousin of kitchen basil with genuine adaptogen credentials.
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Ginseng
Panax ginseng
East Asia's "man-root" and the original adaptogen — pricey, potent for fatigue, and worth buying carefully.
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