pThe genus iRhodiolai Family Crassulaceae is indigenous to Northern Canada, Europe and Asia where its rhizomes and roots have been used for centuries for medicinal purposes. Recent interest in the species iRhodiola rosea iroserooti iin the West arose from the use of the rhizome as an adaptogen for the treatment of stress, but in the last few years, chemical and pharmacological studies have confirmed other valuable medicinal properties. ppppWritten by well-known researchers in this field of study, biRhodiolai irosea ibexamines important aspects of this increasingly important medicinal plant, including pppul ppp liCultivationli pliTaxonomyli pliEthnobotany li pliConservation li pliPhytopathologyli pliPhytochemistryli pliPharmacologyli pliBiotechnologyli p ulpppThe book discusses emin vitroem culture of iR. roseai and examines pests and diseases affecting the plant in Europe, Canada, and Alaska. It also examines pharmacological bioassays and toxicology. The contributors provide a meta-ana