We would like a vacation from the holidays! Get back more tired than before and have to resume work?
It happens to many and especially to those who are victims of chronic fatigue that knows no season and assaults you when it assails you. Often it is also due to low blood pressure, poor quality of sleep, few stimuli and interests in everyday life.
There is also a real chronic fatigue syndrome, known as CFS which can be debilitating and brings with it a physical exhaustion of strength, insomnia, muscle pain, fever, lack of memory and concentration.
How we can easily guess the diagnosis is not so simple and the identification of the causes just as it ranges from multiple factors: viral infection, immunodepression, food allergies or intolerances, hypothyroidism, hypoglycemia, hypotension, neurological deficits.
We can help support those who suffer from it with some herbal remedies that stimulate the immune system, regulate blood pressure, help correct sleep at night, help the metabolism and correct absorption of sugars .
Schisandra Chinensis, oriental fruits for chronic fatigue
The Schisandra is a climbing plant native to Tibet and China, whose fruits are used, rich in lignans, vitamin C, citric and malic acid. Performs a hepatoprotective action, adaptogenic tonic, improves performance and physical resistance .
It is an immunostimulant, with antiallergic and anti-aging activity; it is indicated in cases of liver poisoning, psychophysical stress, loss of memory, concentration, chronic fatigue, immunological deficiencies and premature aging. We can find it in dry extract titrated in schisandrin.
The recommended daily dose is 3 00 mg taken in the morning or early afternoon . Not recommended for use in the evening because it could interfere with sleep.
Withania Somnifera, exotic root against chronic fatigue
Withania is an evergreen shrub widespread in North Africa, the Middle East and India, where it is called Ashwaganda, of which robust and woody roots are used.
It performs a tonic-adaptogenic, anabolic, aphrodisiac, immunostimulant, anti-inflammatory, antirheumatic action and is used as an adjuvant in chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments .
Withania is indicated in cases of psychophysical stress, chronic fatigue, memory lapses, senescence, premature aging, lack of muscular energy, immunosuppression.
Compared to Schisandra, Withania can perform a slight hypotensive action : therefore its use is not recommended in case of low blood pressure or if you are taking hypotensive drugs. We find it on the market as a dry extract and the recommended daily dose is 300 mg a day.
Eleutherococcus senticosus, the Siberian Ginseng
Eleutherococcus is a widespread plant in Northeast Asia, Siberia, Korea, Japan. The root is used, rich in lignans, steroids, polysaccharides, vitamin E, caffeic acid. It performs a tonic-adaptogenic, immunostimulant, anti-aging action and like Withania it is an adjuvant of chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic therapies.
Eleutherococcus is indicated in case of psychophysical stress, fatigue, difficulty in concentration and memory, low immune defenses, hypotension, senescence.
It is not recommended for high blood pressure and for anticoagulant medications. The recommended daily dose is 600 mg a day.
