a shrub, Eleutherococcus senticosus, which is found in Siberia and which is used in herbal medicine. It supposedly increases stamina and boosts the immune system
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Eleutherococcus senticosus has been used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, anemia, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Daniel Załuski, Marta Olech, Agnieszka Galanty, Robert Verpoorte, Rafał Kuźniewski,Renata Nowak, Anna Bogucka-Kocka 2016, 'Phytochemical Content and Pharma-Nutrition Study on Eleutherococcus senticosus FruitsIntractum', Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevityhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9270691. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)