Rhodiola rosea-Spezialextrakt SHR-5 bei Burn-out und Erschöpfungssyndrom

Zusammenfassung

In der vorliegenden Praxisstudie wurden Wirksamkeit und Verträglichkeit des Rhodiola rosea-Wurzelextrakts SHR-5 (Prüfpräparat: Rhodiolan^® NE) bei Patienten mit Burn-out- und Erschöpfungssyndrom untersucht. Bei den erfassten Symptomen (Erschöpfung, depressive Verstimmung, Schlafstörungen, Müdigkeit, Leistungsabfall) zeigte sich über den Beobachtungszeitraum von 8 Wochen ein hochsignifikanter und kontinuierlicher Rückgang der Beschwerdeintensität um bis zu 63 % bei sehr guter Verträglichkeit.

Abstract

In the present study we investigated efficacy and tolerability of Rhodiola rosea root extract SHR-5 (Rhodiolan^® NE) in patients with burnout and fatigue syndrome. Five symptoms (fatigue, exhaustion, depression, insomnia, loss of power) were recorded over 8 weeks and taken together in a sum score. The Rhodiola extract showed an impressive highly significant and continuos decline of the complaints up to 63 % together with very good tolerability.

Schlüsselwörter

Rosenwurz - Rhodiola rosea - SHR-5 - Burn-out - Erschöpfung

Keywords

Arctic root - Rhodiola rosea - SHR-5 - burnout - fatigue

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