Altai Maral Root (Leuzea)
Rhaponticum carthamoides
About Altai Maral Root (Leuzea)
Altai Maral Root (Leuzea) (Rhaponticum carthamoides) is a herb used in the Kazakh & Central Asian Medicine tradition to help with Fatigue, Strength, Immune Support, and Energy, among 1 other condition it addresses. The root is the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Rhaponticum carthamoides, synonym Leuzea carthamoides, is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the family Asteraceae. It is known as maral root or rhaponticum. It inhabits the sub-alpine zone (4,500–6,000 ft (1,400–1,800 m) above sea level) as well as alpine meadows. It can be found growing wild in Southern Siberia, Kazakhstan, the Altay region, and Western Sayan Mountains. Maral root is widely cultivated throughout Russia and Eastern Europe. This plant derives its traditional name maral root (maralu) from...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist