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Praktické lekárnictvo 1/2019

Phytotherapeutic options for increased fatigue – what a pharmacist can advise

Fatigue is mostly a subjective feeling in people that can accompany multiple illnesses or physical or mental exhaustion. Fatigue may persist for a short or longer period. We can correct the long-term feeling of fatigue only after we have identified and eliminated the cause (s). However, immediate or short-term relief of fatigue can be attributed to drugs of synthetic or natural origin. Content compounds of coffee beans, tea leaves, tea maté, guarana, ginseng can relieve fatigue feelings.

Keywords: fatigue, xanthine derivatives, caffeine, adaptogens, psychostimulants