Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) Any natural herbal substance (such as ginseng) that is supposed to help the body adapt to stress, and to exert a normalize effect upon body functions.
Wikipedia
Adaptogens or adaptogenic substances, compounds, herbs or practices refer to the pharmacological concept whereby administration results in stabilization of physiological processes and promotion of homeostasis, for example, decreased cellular sensitivity to stress. The European Medicines Agency states in a 2008 reflection paper that the concept requires additional clinical and pre-clinical research, and is therefore not accepted into current terminology.
Normal pharmacological theory supports the receptor theory of drug mechanism, and the scientific community calls into question the validity of the concept of adaptogens, while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency accept that the term can be used to assess traditional products.
In herbal medicine the categorization of different herbs as adaptogens is very popular, often with far-reaching claims of increasing longevity, libido and well-being. Most of the studies conducted on adaptogens were performed in the Soviet Union, Korea, and China during the 1980's. While they may be suggestive, the studies are not considered conclusive, having been criticized for various methodological flaws.
Adaptogens have been claimed to treat a wide variety of medical conditions, from fatigue to cancer. Adaptogenic effect of some herbs may occur as a result of the herb containing substances that increase the body's own response to oxidative stress, such as the medicinal herb Gynostemma pentaphyllum, which when ingested is purported to increase the body's innate response by increased production of superoxide dismutase (SOD).
Usage examples of "adaptogen".
His dealings with Black Sun would have to ceasea major theft was out of the questionbut he could hide a lot of the valuable adaptogen on a ship the size of a MedStar, stack it in blocks of carbonite disguised as something else, and take it back to civilization himself, bold as you please.
You've read the SGJ literature touting botaan adaptogen that can cure everything but a rainy day in most humanoid phenotypes.
His dealings with Black Sun would have to cease—a major theft was out of the question—but he could hide a lot of the valuable adaptogen on a ship the size of a MedStar, stack it in blocks of carbonite disguised as something else, and take it back to civilization himself, bold as you please.
You’ve read the SGJ literature touting bota—an adaptogen that can cure everything but a rainy day in most humanoid phenotypes.