Sagan Dalya Tea, a New “Old” Probable Adaptogenic Drug: Metabolic Characterization and Bioactivity Potentials of Rhododendron adamsii Leaves

• Published in: Antioxidants
• Main Authors: Daniil N. Olennikov, Vyacheslav M. Nikolaev, Nadezhda K. Chirikova
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Rhododendron adamsii; Sagan Dalya; liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry; seasonal variation; antioxidant activity; adaptogen; swimming to exhaustion test; Sagan; Yakuts
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10060863

Adams’ rhododendron (Rhododendron adamsii Rehder) or Sagan Dalya tea is a famous Siberian evergreen medical plant of the Ericaceae family used in traditional medicines of Buryats, Yakuts, and Mongols as a tonic, stimulant, and adaptogenic drug. The high popularity of R. adamsii coupled with poor sci...