Category: adaptogen
Aliases: Eleutherococcus senticosus, Siberian ginseng
Despite 'Siberian ginseng' branding, contains no ginsenosides and is not botanically related to Panax. Bioactives: eleutheroside B (syringin, phenylpropanoid glycoside) and eleutheroside E (sesamin-family lignan). Classical adaptogen profile — HPA-axis modulation, immune support, endurance effects in Soviet-era research. Modern RCT data modest.