Eleuthero is best known as being an adaptogen and has been part of the herbal repertoire in Chinese medicine for thousands of years. It was also used in Korean and Russian folk medicine, not only for increasing stamina but for promoting overall health. Russian researchers brought attention to this impressive root in the 1960's at which point its fame spread to the West. It can now be found lining the shelves in most health food stores in North America.
 
Directions: Dried root and root bark as a tea, tincture, or powdered and encapsulated.
 
Botanical Name: Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. & Maxim.) Maxim.