Today On The Dr Oz Show — Oz & Weil: Alternative Health Clinic — Dr. Weil discusses nature’s energy boosters and stress fighters, and shares the anti-aging benefits of his Green Monster Drink.
As part of Dr Oz’s Alternative Health Clinic Dr Andrew Weil and Dr Oz talk about The Optimum path to boosting energy and joining them today was Aaron. Best recipes for boosting energy and anti aging. Dr Oz asked Aaron if she has ever heard of Eleuthero or Cordyceps. In this segment learn more about Dr Oz Dr Weil Eleuthero Nature’s Energy Boosters And Stress Fighter
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Eleuthero – Dr Weil says eleuthero used to be called Siberian Ginseng, it is widely available in health food stores. eleuthero is the root of a plant native to siberia, there is a lot of medical research on it by Soviet Scientists in the 1950′s and the 1960′s. Eleuthero was used by Soviet Cosmonauts and athlete’s, it’s what is called and adaptogen.
An adaptogen means a natural product that helps your body resist stress of all kinds, it increases energy, eleuthero is completely safe says Dr Weil, no toxic effects and is worth trying people for energy.
You can get eleuthero as a tea, or eleuthero capsules, Aaron said the tea was ok, as in nothing to rave about but Dr Weil said then take it in a capsule form.
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Eleuthero Preparations
In the United States, product forms include the dried powdered roots or stems, capsules, tablets, and tinctures. Most Russian research was done on a 33 percent ethanol extract.
Eleuthero Cautions
Although no side effects, as such, are reported for eleuthero, the German Commission E notes that people with high blood pressure should avoid it, but there does not appear to be good clinical evidence to support this caution.
Eleuthero Colds and flu
Some double-blind studies have found that a specific product containing Siberian ginseng and andrographis reduced the severity and length of colds, when taken with 72 hours of symptoms starting. It’s not possible to say whether Siberian ginseng was responsible, or whether it was andrographis or the combination of the two herbs.
One study found that people with flu who took the same product reduced symptoms quicker than those who took the antiviral drug amantadine.
A 4-week study in healthy subjects found that those who took Siberian ginseng extract had improvements in a number of measures that indicate how well the immune system is functioning.
Eleuthero Herpes viral infection
One 6-month study of 93 people with herpes simplex virus type 2 (which can cause genital herpes) found that Siberian ginseng reduced frequency, severity, and length of outbreaks. Talk to your doctor about whether use Eleuthero Siberian ginseng as a supplement to prevent herpes outbreaks is right for you.
Eleuthero Mental Performance
Another popular but unproven use of Siberian ginseng is to maintain or restore mental alertness. One preliminary 3-month human study found that middle-aged volunteers who took Siberian ginseng had an improvement in memory compared to those who took placebo.
