Salidroside (Rhodioloside) is a glucoside of tyrosol found in the plant Rhodiola rosea. It is thought to be one of the compounds responsible for the antidepressant and anxiolytic actions of this plant, along with rosavin. Salidroside may be more active than rosavin, even though many commercially marketed Rhodiola rosea extracts are standardised for rosavin content rather than salidroside.
Salidroside is a compound used in traditional Chinese medicine. In folk medicine, it is thought to be useful for stimulating the nervous system, decreasing depression, enhancing work performance, resisting anoxia, and limiting high altitude sickness and hypoxia.
Grape seed extract (GSE) is an industrial derivative of whole grape seeds. The extract contains proanthocyanidins. In alternative medicine, grape seed extract is sold in dietary supplement form and claimed to have numerous health benefits, most of which are not supported by ...
Xanthophylls (originally phylloxanthins) are yellow pigments that occur widely in nature and form one of two major divisions of the carotenoid group; the other division is formed by the carotenes. The name is from Greek xanthos , and phyllon , due to their formation of the ...