Rhodiola rosea and performance

What 2 graded rows on rhodiola rosea agree on for performance, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

Consensus finder Rows from the Rhodiola rosea page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Rhodiola rosea page, with its PubMed record.

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2 rows · 311 people

Split. 1 row found no difference and 1 had mixed results.

No difference or mixed

Improved

Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside. Outlined: mixed results.

From the rows

The best-graded row, grade C, is a systematic review of 263 people (2023) and reported mixed results.

The rows run from 48 to 263 people, published from 2014 to 2023: 1 pooled review and 1 single study.

1 no difference · 1 mixed

Grade CMuscle damage, soreness and inflammation after a marathon · No difference
RCT · n 48 · 2014 · Experienced marathon runners
600 mg/day · 30 days before, the day of, and 7 days after the marathon
No difference from placebo in race time, loss of jump height, muscle soreness, muscle-damage markers, cytokines or heat shock protein 72.
Row on the Rhodiola rosea page · PubMed 24055627 (opens PubMed)
Grade CExercise performance · Mixed
Systematic review · n 263 · 2023 · Healthy men and women aged 18–65 in 13 randomized controlled trials
Varied; acute and chronic protocols · Single amounts to several weeks
Results were heterogeneous: 11 studies found some positive effects and 2 found none. A single amount before exercise improved endurance and perceived exertion; longer use improved anaerobic but not endurance performance.
Row on the Rhodiola rosea page · PubMed 37495266 (opens PubMed)