Key Evidence #1
reviewPublic scholarly dataCitation signal: 188
This paper will provide the theoretical basis for its clinical application, and provide the evidences or guidance for future studies and medicinal exploitations of Rhodiola rosea L.
Tier-BPublic-ready6/20/2026
Rhodiola
Exercise performance and recovery is the main area connected here, and any felt benefit should be read together with the human evidence base.
Some human supplement-context evidence is present and directly informs the score.
Representative tier calculated from paper evidence that passed the collection audit.
Papers analyzed
60
Caution signal
Low
Representative score
68.2
Exercise performance and recoveryFatigue and energy
Main benefit evidence
The representative ingredient tier is calculated from these target-level evidence groups.
Exercise performance and recovery4 studiesTier-BExercise performance and recoveryFairly consistent positive signal in studiesFelt benefit focusSupplement contextPotential benefit studied in Exercise performance and recovery.Open metrics>
Exercise performance and recovery
4 studiesTier-B
Exercise performance and recovery
Fairly consistent positive signal in studiesFelt benefit focusSupplement context
Potential benefit studied in Exercise performance and recovery.
Open metrics
>Exercise performance and recovery
No direct rate reported. Read direction and evidence strength together.
Evidence score
66.0
Score reflects signal strength. Tier also considers paper count, repetition, and study context.
Fatigue and energy2 studiesTier-CFatigue and energySignal is still limitedFelt benefit focusSupplement contextPotential benefit studied in Fatigue and energy.Open metrics>
Fatigue and energy
2 studiesTier-C
Fatigue and energy
Signal is still limitedFelt benefit focusSupplement context
Potential benefit studied in Fatigue and energy.
Open metrics
>Fatigue and energy
No direct rate reported. Read direction and evidence strength together.
Evidence score
2.9
Score reflects signal strength. Tier also considers paper count, repetition, and study context.
Recent research
Updated This Month10 new papers
10 new papers were added in this period. No new risk signal was identified.
What's new
10 new papers were added.No new risk signal was identified.
Most notable recent finding
This is the most meaningful new study in the latest update.
Why it mattersIt ranked highest among the newly collected papers for this ingredient in the latest update.
View paperStudy dosage range (reference only)
Lower dose
600
mg/dayHigher dose
2000
mg/dayDosages used in research papers, shown as reference context.
Not personal dosing instructions, recommendations, or safety limits.
Key cautions to review
Standalone side-effect signals and combination cautions are listed separately.
Caution index
0.6
Caution band: Low
Caution signals
0
Side effects + combos + curated rules
Key precautions
No combination caution signal is clear enough to show right now. This does not guarantee safety.
1 combo signals and 0 added-signal combos shown below.
Standalone side effects, combination cautions, and positive combos are separated below.
Combinations studied together
The group showed a positive signal, but individual contributions are hard to isolate. Not a stack recommendation.
+CaffeineCombination of Rhodiola rosea and caffeine demonstrated superior effects on muscle endurance and explosiveness compared to individual use in human and animal studies.
Evidence summaries
Paper IDs and full lists are private. Only study types and summaries are shown.
Key Evidence #2
observationalPublic scholarly dataCitation signal: 104
Although R. rosea produced less antidepressant effect versus sertraline, it also resulted in significantly fewer adverse events and was better tolerated, suggesting that R. rosea, although less effective than sertraline, may possess a more favorable risk to be
Key Evidence #3
reviewPublic scholarly dataCitation signal: 83
The results presented in this review provide an encouraging basis for the clinical efficacy of R. rosea preparations in managing various aspects of stress-induced conditions.
3 more summariesLimited representative sample by study type.>
Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 72
reviewThese three traditional folk medicinal herbs target the main biochemical events that are implicated in mental disorders, mimicking, to some extent, the mechanisms of action of conventional antidepressants and mood stabilizers with a wide margin of tolerability
Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 64
observationalFraction RRP1 demonstrated stronger antioxidative activities than RRP2 by scavenging DPPH, hydroxyl and superoxide anion radicals in vitro and showed more significant effects on decreasing the levels of ALT, AST and MDA, and increasing the GSH, SOD and CAT lev
Public scholarly dataCitation signal: 60
observationalChronic R. rosea ingestion does not affect physical performance, but can improve the results of some psychomotor tests in young, healthy, and physically active men, although the specific mechanisms responsible for these effects still need to be elucidated.
Rhodiola
arrow_backBack to listEvidence score: 68.2|Caution index: 0.6