Recommended Reading and Links to Published Articles

Recommended Reading

https://www.routledge.com/Rhodiola-rosea/Cuerrier-Ampong-Nyarko/p/book/9780367378073

The genus Rhodiola (Family Crassulaceae) is indigenous to Northern Canada, Europe and Asia where its rhizomes and roots have been used for centuries for medicinal purposes. Recent interest in the species Rhodiola rosea (roseroot) in the West arose from the use of the rhizome as an adaptogen for the treatment of stress, but in the last few years, chemical and pharmacological studies have confirmed other valuable medicinal properties.
Written by well-known researchers in this field of study, Rhodiola rosea examines important aspects of this increasingly important medicinal plant, including: Cultivation, Taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Conservation, Phytopathology, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Biotechnology.

This book summarizes the agronomic research on Rhodiola rosea done by Dr. Kwesi Ampong-Nyarko for Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development

Running out of Time to Smell the Roseroots

Brinckmann, J.A., A.B. Cunningham, David E.V. Harter, “Running out of Time to Smell the Roseroots: Reviewing threats and trade in wild Rhodiola rosea L”, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Vol 269, 6 April 2021 Link to Elsevier

Josef Brinckmann’s landmark paper on the current status of wild Rhodiola rosea calls for greater efforts towards sustainable cultivation. A pdf version of the paper is available here.

Links to Additional Papers and Research Articles

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Agricultural, Commercial, Ecological, Legal, Pharmacological and Social Aspects (Wageningen UR Frontis Series, 17) 2006th Edition

This book reports the proceedings of an international panel of specialists that explored the agricultural, commercial, ecological, legal, pharmacological and social future of medicinal and aromatic plants at a conference organized by Frontis – Wageningen International Nucleus for Strategic Expertise in Wageningen, The Netherlands. During the three-day conference, members of the panel presented and discussed a variety of facts, thoughts and opinions on research needs and potential importance of medicinal and aromatic plants among developed and developing societies.

Dr.. Bertalan Galambosi wrote Chapter 16 on “The Demand and Availability of Rhodiola rosea L. as a Raw Material”. Dr. Galambosi writes about growing and harvesting Rhodiola rosea. Here is a link to this chapter.