Table 1.
Top 8 Families of Plant Adaptogens
| Family | Frequency | Plant Adaptogens |
|---|---|---|
| Araliaceae Juss. | 10 | Aralia elata (Miq) Seem., Aralia elata var. mandshurica (Rupr. and Maxim.) J.Wen (syn. Aralia mandshurica Rupr. and Maxim), Aralia cordata var. sachalinensis (Regel) Nakai (syn.Aralia schmidtiiPojark.), Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. and Maxim.) Maxim., Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus (Rupr. and Maxim.) S.Y. Hu (syn Acanthopanax sessiliflorus (Rupr. and Maxim.) Seem.), Oplopanax elatus (Nakai) Nakai (Syn. Echinopanax elatum Nakai), Panax ginseng C.A.Mey., Panax notoginseng (Burk.) FH Chen, Panax pseudoginseng Wall., Polyscias filicifolia (C.Moore ex E.Fourn.) L.H.Bailey |
| Fabaceae Lindl. | 10 | Albizia julibrissin Durazz., Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb., Cicer arietinum L., Glycyrrhiza glabra L., Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pall., Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC., Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC., Trigonella foenum‐graecum L., Sutherlandia frutescens (L.) R.Br. |
| Lamiaceae Martinov. | 5 | Ajuga turkestanica (Regel) Briq., Ocimum tenuiflorum L. (Syn.Ocimum sanctum L.), Prunella vulgaris L., Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi |
| Crassulaceae J. St.-Hil. | 4 | Rhodiola crenulata (Hook.f. and Thomson) H.Ohba, Rhodiola heterodonta (Hook. f. and Thomson)Boriss., Rhodiola rosea L. [today classed as Sedum roseum (L.) Scop.], Rhodiola imbricata Edgew. |
| Asteraceae Bercht. and J. Presl | 4 | Chrysactinia mexicana A. Gray, Rhaponticum carthamoides (Willd.)Iljin (Syn. Leuzea carthamoides (Willd.) DC.), Serratula tinctoria L. (Syn.Serratula inermis Poir.), Serratula coronate L. |
| Rubiaceae Juss. | 4 | Mitragyna inermis (Willd.) Kuntze (Syn Mitragyna africana (Willd.) Korth.), Mussaenda frondosa L., Rubia cordifolia L., Uncaria tomentosa (Willd. ex Schult.) DC. |
| Cucurbitaceae Juss. | 3 | Bryonia alba L., Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl., Momordica charantia L. |
| Convolvulaceae Juss. | 3 | Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer (syn. Argyreia speciosa (L. f.) Sweet), Convolvulus pluricaulis Chois, Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. |