Levin Orna
Harefuah. 2015 Mar;154(3):183-6, 211.
The term adaptogen was invented in the former USSR. An adaptogen increases body resistance to physically, chemically or biologically noxious factors, thereby having a normalizing effect on body functions and inflicting no harm. Most of the research took place in the USSR and in Scandinavian countries and was not published in English. In the last decades, some research has been performed in Western Europe and in the USA and was also published in English. From the research it is possible to learn about the efficacy of the adaptogen use as a single dose and on long term use and the differences between the various adaptogens. In this article there is a review of the studies and explanations of the adaptogenic activity. Adaptogenic effects on different functions in humans and animals are mentioned
“适应原”一词是在前苏联发明的。适应原可增强机体对物理、化学或生物有害因素的抵抗力，从而对机体功能产生正常化作用且无损害。大部分研究是在前苏联和斯堪的纳维亚国家进行的，且未以英文发表。在过去几十年里，西欧和美国也开展了一些研究，并以英文发表。从这些研究中可以了解到适应原单次使用和长期使用的功效，以及各种适应原之间的差异。本文对这些研究及适应原活性的解释进行了综述。文中还提到了适应原对人和动物不同功能的影响。
