Influence of Rhodiola rosea on the heat acclimation process in young healthy men

• Published in: Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 63 - 70
• Main Authors: Timpmann, Saima, Hackney, Anthony C, Tamm, Maria, Kreegipuu, Kairi, Unt, Eve, Ööpik, Vahur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada NRC Research Press 2018; Canadian Science Publishing NRC Research Press
• Subjects: acclimation; Acclimatization; Adult; air temperature; Body Temperature Regulation - drug effects; capacité d’endurance; climate; core temperature; Double-Blind Method; Effects; Endurance; endurance capacity; Estonia; exercise; Exercise Test; Health aspects; Healthy Volunteers; Heart Rate; heat; Heat tolerance (Biology); Heat-Shock Response - drug effects; hormones; hormones du stress; Hot Temperature; Humans; Influence; Male; males; Men; Mens health; Mental health; Mental Processes - drug effects; Muscle Fatigue - drug effects; perceived exertion; perceived fatigue; perception de l’intensité de l’effort; Physical Endurance - drug effects; Phytotherapy; placebos; Plant Extracts - isolation & purification; Plant Extracts - therapeutic use; Plants, Medicinal; relative humidity; Rhodiola; Rhodiola - chemistry; Rhodiola rosea; sensation; sensation de fatigue; Skin Temperature - drug effects; stress hormones; Stress response; température centrale; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; walking; Young Adult; Young adults; Young men; core temperature; perceived exertion; perceived fatigue; sensation de fatigue; hormones du stress; endurance capacity; stress hormones; température centrale; perception de l’intensité de l’effort; capacité d’endurance

The adaptogen Rhodiola rosea (RR) may mitigate stress responses and have beneficial effects on endurance capacity (EC) and mental performance. Heat acclimation (HA) improves EC in the heat, but the potential impact of RR on the HA process is unknown. Therefore, our intent was to determine if RR has...