Rhodiola rosea v kirilowii

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Hi John & All,

 

> Hong Jing Tian is Rhodiola kirilowii. Does anyone know how this

> compares to Rhodiola rosea? K.

 

John, my notes disagree with that. A search today of Chinese WWW

pages said that:

 

(1) R rosea is Hongjingtian / Qiangwei Hongjingtian / Meigui

Hongjingtian / Xiaoye Hongjingtian; in Tibet it is called

Saoluoma'erbu

 

and

 

(2) R kirilowii is Xiaye Hongjingtian / Kuanxiaye Hongjingtian

 

I have not enough data yet as to whether or not there are major

differences in the actions & uses of R rosea v R kirilowii. However,

a preliminary search suggests that both Spp share similar actions and

uses but differ in others.

 

SUMMARY details for Rhodiola rosea (apologies for partial editing):

 

PINYIN NAME: Hongjingtian; Dahongqi; Daheqi; ??Guijiu; [Tibetan name:

Caoluoma'erbu / Suoluomabo]; Gaoshanhongjingtian (Alpine Rhodiola);

Kuyehingjingtian (Sakhalin Rhodiola); Dahuahongjingtian (R

crenulata); Yunnanhongjingtian (R yunnanensis); Changbianhongjingtian

(R fastigiata); Siliehongjingtian (R quadrifida); Hushenghongjingtian

(R alterna);

 

LATIN NAME: Rx / Hb Rhodiolae roseae / sachalinensis / crenulata /

yunnanensis / fastigiata / quadrifida / alterna; (Rhodeola is Typo)

 

ENGLISH NAME: Rhodiola Rx / Hb; Alpine / Sakhalin Rhodiola Rx / Hb;

Arctic Rose Rx; Golden Rx; Plateau Ginseng; NOTE: Rhodiola rosea Rx

(Russian) has most research; " Rhodiola spp / Tibetan / Chinese /

Indian Rhodiola " may NOT be Rhodiola rosea Rx; Crassulaceae; Red-

spotted Stonecrop family (Hongjingtianke / Jingtianke); Medicinal

parts: Mainly Rx & stolon / runners (Gen He Genjing);

 

ACTIVE AGENTS: has rhodiolo-siderosavins, oligoglycosides,

cyanoglycosides (rhodiocyanosides A & B); tyrosol, daucosterol,

lotaustralin, salidroside, pyrogallol, gallic acid & beta-

sitosterol, delta 1-isopentenyl-3-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside

crenulatin; Phenylpropanoid Glycosides; Terpene hydrocarbons &

alcohols, straight chain aliphatic alcohols & aromatic volatiles;

rosiridin; tyrosol (1), salidroside (rhodioloside) (2), rosin (3),

rosarin (4), rosavin (5), sachaliside 1 (6) & 4-methoxy-cinnamyl-O-

beta-D-glucopyranoside (7), four compounds were isolated from aqueous

methanol extract of plant & identified as cinnamyl- (6'-O-beta-

xylopyranosyl)-O-beta-glucopyranoside (8), 4-methoxy-cinnamyl- (6'-O-

alpha-arabinopyranosyl)-O-beta-glucopyranoside (9), picein (10) &

benzyl-O-beta-glucopyranoside (11); Rx extract should have >0.8%

salidroside & >3% rosavin; Phenylpropanoids: rosavin, rosin, rosarin

(specific to R; rosea; Phenylethanol derivatives: salidroside

(rhodioloside), tyrosol; Flavanoids: rodiolin, rodionin, rodiosin,

acetylrodalgin, tricin; Monoterpernes: rosiridol, rosaridin;

Triterpenes: daucosterol, beta-sitosterol; Phenolic acids:

chlorogenic & hydroxycinnamic, gallic acids; three cinnamyl alcohol-

vicianosides - rosavin, rosin & rosarin - that are specific to this

species.28, 29 term rosavins can be used to include rosavin, rosin &

rosarin; cinnamol alcohol glycosides, esp ROSAVIN - cinnamyl-O- (6-O-

L-arabinopyranosyl-D-glucopyranosid) & SALIDROSIDE; good extract

should contain >2.5% rosavin & >1% salidroside; in one test, Russian

product had twice potency of Chinese product; Rhodoiola

polysaccharides (Hongjingtian Duotang) are Hypoglycaemic &

Antidiabetic in diabetes Type II;

 

NATURE: Cold / Even; Non-TOXIC; non-addictive; Sweet; Astringent;

 

CHANNELS: LU

 

DOSE: As Dec: 3-9g; As Topical: pulped fresh Hb / powdered Hb,

applied qs; Mill 30g Rx in a coffee-grinder to <5mm; add 150ml of

light spirits (30-40%), agitate & steep 3-5 days at room temperature;

Separate & filter extract; Take 1 / 2tsp TID; As Tea: cut 5g Rx

finely; Add to 1 cup of boiling water & brew for >4h; filter; take 1

/ 5 cup 3-5 times / d; dilute w juice / herbal tea for better taste;

Standard extract, as Pills: 100-600 mg / d; best absorbed when taken

30mins before meal / take 1h before Physical / sexual / mental

activity; As Tincture 1 drop = 10-15mg extract; dose 10-40 drops / d

(= 100-600mg extract / d) but 10-20 drops / d (= 100-300mg extract /

d) are more usual; may lose effect on mental / Physical stamina after

6 weeks; Extract now standardised for >3% rosavins & >0.8%

salidroside; 100-300mg / d; Higher doses are Calming; as Tonic /

stimulant, take for 10-20 days; in psychiatric DysFxs w fatigue, take

2-4 times usual dose for 1-2 months; tincture: CNS effects: small &

medium doses simulate norepinephrine (NE), dopamine (DA), serotonin

(5-HT) & nicotinic cholinergic effects in CNS & increase permeability

of blood Brain barrier to precursors of DA & 5-HT; medium doses,

unlike tranquillisers, Aid development of conditioned AVOIDance

reflexes & Aid learning; large doses sedate

 

ACTIONS: Tone Xue in anaemia; Quicken Xue; Haemostat; Adaptagen /

Antistress (CNS Stimulant & Calmative); Antioxidant; Antihypoxic;

Resist altitude sickness; Resist Cold (Diyu Hanleng); Clear Heat +

Toxin; Antipyretic (Jiere); Clear LU & Ease Cough (Qingfei Zhike);

Moisten LU; Ease Leucorrhoea; Normalise neural / brain Fxs; Normalise

WBC; Normalise BP; Hypotensor / Hypertensor in hypertension /

hypotension linked to diabetes mellitus and associated cardiovascular

diseases; Tonic** in asthenia; Tone Qi & Nourish Xue (Buqi Yangxue);

Antifatigue (Kang Pilao); Dispel Fatigue (Xiaochu Pilao); boost

endurance; Calm Shen; Antidepression, Antiageing (Kang Shuailao);

boost longevity; Protect Hair (Antialopecia) (Gufa); Build Resistence

& Guard Body (Fuzheng Guti); Build Resistence & Protect Root (Fuzheng

Guben); Nourish Happiness & Build Physique (Zizhi Qiangzhuang),

Immunostimulant; Strengthen Immunity (Zengqian Mianyi Zuoyong) better

than Ginseng by two-times (Qiangyu Renshende Erbei) but wo side

effect of feeling Hot & dry; Antivirus (Kang Bingdu); Anticancer;

Cancer-support (during chemotherapy / radiotherapy); Brain / Neuro-

Protector; correct brain ischaemia reperfusion injury (Dui Naoquexue

Zaiguanzhu Sunshang); Antidiabetes Type II w minimal side-effects,

like abdominal distention, flatulence, meteorism + / - diarrhea dt

excessive inhibition of pancreatic -amylase that causes abnormal

bacterial fermentation of undigested carbohydrates in LI; Hypoxia

causes many diseases; Rx Rhodiolae can decrease oxygen consumption of

body, Promote tolerance of cerebral tissues to iron-deficiency

hypoxia & Strengthen resistance of HT muscles to hypoxia; Boost

attention & memory; Strengthen brain & Aid Intellect; raise working

efficiency of brain & whole body & hence reduce error probability of

working; (3) Support Chemotherapy; Antiradiation, Anticarcinogen &

Anticancer; increase WBCs during chemotherapy; (4) Activate SI-LI

peristalsis; Aid Digestion; Ease Constipation; Ease Asthma**@

bronchial; (5) Endocrine Effects: activate pituitary & cerebral Fxs;

stimulate ovary, Strengthen fertilized ovum implantation; stimulating

female sexual functions;

 

USES: Chronic Stress Patterns (fibromyalgia, fatigue~ chronic; stress

DysFx after trauma); physical / mental stress (astronauts, pilots,

submariners, miners, soldiers in battle, athletes, workaholics, etc);

Xu / debility, asthenia w fatigue / low activity (Physical / sexual /

mental); stamina~ low; Stress~ physical; altitude sickness; Cold /

hypothermia; frostbite; fatigue after Physical / intellectual strain;

poor health; endurance poor~ Physical / mental; sports performance~

poor; aviation & space medicine (Antistress to Boost Physical &

Mental performance); fatigue; weakness dt old age / postpartum / post

surgery / convalescence w Qixu / Yinxu / Dual Qixu & Yinxu;

Neurasthenia = mental / physical fatigue / exhaustion after minor

mental effort / persistent & distressing feelings of fatigue after

minor work effort w one / more of following symptoms: muscle aches /

pains, vertigo, tension headache, stress~ mental; agitation, sleep

disturbance, insomnia, Anxiety, inability to relax & Vexation /

Irritability, inability to recover through rest, relaxation /

enjoyment; wo presence of organic mental DysFxs; high dose

Antipsychotics over many years in schizophrenics may affect

dopaminergic basal ganglia nerves (same nerves are damaged in

Parkinson's Disease; their compromise induces " Parkinsonian

symptoms " , incl stiffness, tremors, bradykinesia, etc;

Anticholinergics incl R; rosea relieve these Antipsychotic-induced

symptoms; distractibility, affective DysFxs; panic; mental & neuro-

motoric DysFx; mood swings; hysteria, insomnia, cognitive

sluggishness; psychiatric DysFx; psychic fatigue; anxiety~

situational; depression, mental & Physical fatigue (secondary to

psychiatric & medical conditions); memory loss & cognitive DysFx;

DysFxs of memory & cognition, mental dullness; confusion;

concentration~ poor; memory loss; ADD; dual action of cognitive

stimulation & emotional Calming creates Aid for both immediate

cognitive & memory performance & for long-term preservation of Brain

Fxs; Nootropic (substance like Renshen to Boost cognition, protect

Brain & have low poisoning & few side effects) Boost learning &

memory & increase 5-HT levels in frontal cerebral cortex; Agents that

block Ach suppress activity of ascending pathways & interfere w

memory; R; rosea reverses Ach blockade; neurological / nervous system

DysFxs; brain diseases; Brain trauma, ageing~ premature; Parkinson's

disease, Alzheimer's disease; CVA / stroke~ brain lesions~ after

trauma & vascular; hearing poor; Eyesight poor; KI Xu w sexual DysFx,

sexual weakness, impotence, female leucorrhoea (Funu Baidai),

menopausal-related DysFxs, oedema of limbs;; Erection~ DysFx,

ejaculation~ premature urinary incontinence; spermatorrhoea,

leukorrhoea, Amenorrhoea; endocrine DysFxs (infertility, premenstrual

DysFx, menopause), sexual DysFx; Rhodiola Extract (150mg / d); tooth

/ gum / odontogenic inflammatory diseases; periodontosis; LV~

hepatitis; toxins / inTOXICations (all kinds: CytoTOXIC Chemotherapy,

chemical toxins, alcohol, drugs, etc); diabetes; glycaemia~ unstable;

Obesity; hyperlipaemia; hypercholesterolaemia; cancer~ LV / LU / BL

carcinoma; radiation sickness; CytoTOXIC Chemotherapy sickness; Boost

adrimycin effect in LV carcinoma; Boost Anticancer effects of

cyclophosphamide, rubomycin & adriamycin, w less side effects;

Antidote to rubomycin poisoning on SI; rhodiola (paratyrosol) w

Huangqin (baicalin) & Gancao (glycyrram) Boost Anticancer &

Antimetastatic effects of cyclophosphamide in LU carcinoma; exposure

to EMFs (from high-tension cables, computers, electrical equipment,

cell-phones, etc); TB; toxins & inTOXICation (all kinds); Xuexu;

Anaemia; HT DysFx; senile HT failure; HT~ CHD; HT~ ischaemai; HT

damage~ stress-induced (adrenergic); stress w HT~ arrhythmia

adrenergic; opioid dependent); hypertension, headache; Xueyu;

circulation~ poor; Anorexia; appetite poor, weight loss; ST-SI-LI

ailments & infections, hernia; muscle weakness; haaemorrhoid,

constipation; LU Xu; asthma; epidemic diseases, Cold & flu-like

symptoms, esp in severe winters w fever, headache, pneumonia w cough

(Feiyan Kesou), Haemoptysis (Kexue), ??Spitting Blood (Kaxue); pain;

scurvy, somatic illnesses; infectious diseases; inflammation; As

Topical for trauma & fractures (Dieda Sunshang) & scalds / burns

(Tanghuo Shang); Skin ulcers, sores; Aid tissue repair / regrowth

after wounds / surgery

 

COMBINATIONS: (1) in " Si Lie Hongjingtian " (Jap: Shi retsu kou kei

ten)

 

NOTES: R rosea is a rare sacred Hb of Tibet; in mountains of Siberia,

China, Tibet & other countries; Phytoestrogen (isoflavone, lignan)

may have Antiestrogenic effects; their intake was related inversely

to risk of endometrial cancer, esp after menopause;

 

Safe; poisoning 5-times less than that of Renshen; no known CI /

interactions w other drugs / herbs; did not Reduce mania & may worsen

paranoia; poisoning very low; estimated LD50 is circa 235g for 70kg

man; No Adverse Reactions / drug interactions reported; few side

effects; Occasional hypertension; some people, esp anxious ones may

feel overly activated, jittery / agitated; Reduce dose for those; CI:

excited states / bipolar DysFx w manic tendency if given

Antidepressions / stimulants; may be synergistic w other stimulants;

CAUTION in pregnancy & lactation

 

There are dozens of other Rhodiola spp, incl R kirilowii & R

brevipetiolata; most research is done on R Rosea (Russian) Rhodiola

rosea Rx / Rz;

 

Best regards,