Rhodiola Rosea increased average lifespan of fruit flies by 43%, maximum lifespan by 33%

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A concentrated form of the herbal extract Rhodiola Rosea increased average lifespan of fruit flies by 43%, and increased maximum lifespan by 33%.

This according to studies from researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).

An abstract of one of their studies was presented at a Life Extension conference at UCLA in the Spring of 2008.

The previously found that the non-concentrated form increased average life span of fruit flies by 7%.

In November 2007, Dr. Mehmet Oz was on the television show Oprah talking about Rhodiola rosea and, if I remember correctly, said, “I love it.”

REFERENCE

Jafari M, Schriner SE, Abrahamyan A, Holmbeck M, Jr AP, Bussel IE. Extension of drosophila lifespan by rhodiola rosea through an antioxidant-independent mechanism. abstract presented at a Life Extension Conference at UCLA in early 2008.

AUTHOR’S CORRESPONDENCE

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Anti-Aging Pharmacology Laboratory
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University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697 USA

Dr. Mahtab Jafari
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
134 Biological Sciences Administration
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697 USA
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