Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies

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.

Despite the undoubted success of a scientific approach to pharmaceuticals, the last few decades have witnessed a spectacular rise in interest in herbal medicinal products.

Until relatively recently, much of the information on India's research into their medicinal plants has remained within India, mainly published within Indian journals.