RHODIOLA ROSEA L. – A VALUABLE PLANT FOR TRADITIONAL AND FOR THE MODERN MEDICINE
Journal Title: Analele Stiintifice ale Universitatii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iasi, Serie noua, Sectiunea II a. Biologie vegetala - Year 2015, Vol 61, Issue 1
Abstract
Rhodiola rosea (golden root, rose root, arctic root) is a species whose medicinal properties are well known since antiquity; the plant is used for centuries in the folk medicine of Scandinavia and Russia. Its medicinal properties lead to its thorough phytochemical and pharmacological analysis and its capitalization for therapeutical purposes. The massive exploitation of this species lead to its extinction in several areas of its native habitats, that imposed special environmental protection regulations or its entrance on the red list of the endangered species. In this view, and to supply the necessary amount of R. rosea raw material for the pharmaceutical use, this species was grown in conventional cultures; several in vitro breeding methods were elaborated, as well. This paper is a synthesis of all the data on Rhodiola rosea gathered in many years, comprising the botanical description, its spread, the chemical composition, its utility in traditional and in modern medicine, its reaction in conventional and in vitro cultures etc.
Authors and Affiliations
Gogu GHIORGHIȚĂ, Daniel Ioan MAFTEI, Diana-Elena MAFTEI
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