Adaptogens are plants and mushrooms that help your body respond to stress, anxiety, fatigue and overall well-being. You can take adaptogens by adding them to food or beverages or take them as tinctures. Adaptogens bring your body back to a steady balance by managing both physical and mental stressors.
Adaptogens increase the state of nonspecific resistance in stress and decrease sensitivity to stressors, which results in stress protection, and prolong the phase of resistance (stimulatory effect). Instead of exhaustion, a higher level of equilibrium (the homeostasis) is attained the heterostasis.
Here are few prominent adaptogens
- Ashwagandha
- Panax ginseng
- Siberian ginseng
- Tulsi (Holy Basil)
- Cordyceps mushroom extract
- Reshi mushroom extract
- Goji berry
- Rhodiola rosea
- Curcumin (Turmeric extract)
- Maca root extract
- Licorice extract
- Astragalus
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