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[Supplement] 2 Stars Eleuthero 2 to 3 grams per day of powdered root for 6 to 8 weeks, then stop 1 to 2 weeks, then resume if desired [Why] 
Eleuthero appears to have antistress effects. Supplementing with an eleuthero extract led to higher quality-of-life measures in healthy elderly people, according to one study. The herbs discussed here are considered members of a controversial category known as adaptogens, which are thought to increase the body's resistance to stress, and to generally enhance physical and mental functioning.114 , 115 Many animal studies have shown that various herbal adaptogens have protective effects against physically stressful experiences,116 , 117 but whether these findings are relevant to human stress experiences is debatable. Animal research has reported antistress effects of Eleutherococcus senticosus (also known as Siberian ginseng),118 and Russian research not available in the English language reportedly describes human studies showing similar effects in humans.119 , 120 A double-blind study of healthy elderly people reported that those who took 60 drops per day of a eleuthero liquid extract (concentration not specified) scored higher in some quality-of-life measures after four weeks, but not after eight weeks, compared with a group taking a placebo.121 Athletes experiencing the stress of training who took an eleuthero extract equivalent to 4 grams per day had no changes in their blood levels of an adrenal stress hormone after six weeks.122 More research is needed to clarify the value of eleuthero for treating stress.
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