For students battling from short-term memory problems and everyone in need a quick memory boost to get ready for an exam, Rhodiola is a perfect solution.

In a one-dose study, research subjects given Rhodiola showed a 5-7% increase in their performance on a "symbols test" compared with no significant change in the control group.  When students repeated the symbol test four hours later, the results amazed the normally unflappable researchers:  the Rhodiola group had decreased their mistakes by 56% whereas the control group had increased by 37%.

The Memory Connection

Scientific research has uncovered many powerful attributes of the herb Rhodiola Rosea . Perhaps one of the most exciting areas of research suggests a link between Rhodiola and improved memory and concentration. One such study was carried out with one hundred and twenty students aged between 20 and 28 years old The students were split into two groups,   one group was given rhodiola and the other a substance looking and tasting similar but with no rhodiola content. They were then shown a series of symbols and asked to remember them.   The symbols were mixed up and the students were asked to put them back in order. The rhodiola group showed a 5-7% increase in the number of corrected symbols compared with no significant change in the control group. However, on repeating the symbol test 4 hours later the researchers were amazed to find that the number of mistakes being made by the rhodiola group had decreased by 56% whereas the control group had increased by 37%. These results suggest that the students given rhodiola were able to remember the order of the symbols better after 4 hours than they did immediately after seeing them in the correct order. What is more incredible is the fact that this effect wasnoted after just one single dose of the herb.This research has potential implications for those suffering with short-term memory problems or anyone in need of a memory boost, for example students prior to exams.