A special class of foods that support the endocrine system (the collection of glands that produce and regulate hormones, metabolism, sleep, and mood, among other functions) and the immune system in a natural way; help the body adapt to stress and restore the body’s natural state of balance.
A term used by herbalists to refer to a natural herb product that increases the body’s resistance to stresses such as trauma, stress and fatigue.
Aids the body in adapting to stress, supports healthy function.
An herbal medicine term used for plants that protect or boost body systems that are disturbed by or involved in chronic stress or disease, for example the neuroendocrine and immune systems. An adaptogen helps the body “adapt” to stress.
A substance with a non-specific action that causes improved resistance to physical and mental stress.
Agent that modulates hormones.
It helps the body adapt to stress and physical exertion.
A natural substance that enhances the body’s ability to deal with stress, strengthens the immune system, and builds the endocrine system, which aids in hormone production, mood, sleep, sexual function, and reproduction.
An agent that through hormonal response increases body’s resistance to stress and aids adaptation.
Any agent, e.g., an herb or a nutrient, that stimulates immunity or provides resistance to disease.
Herb that has a balancing effect on the body, either correcting a deficiency or reducing an excess.
A substance that nonspecifically enhances resilience to physical and mental stress.