Full Spectrum Rhodiola Holy Basil Valerian Stress Complex

Full Spectrum Rhodiola Holy Basil Valerian Stress Complex

Swanson Premium Brand4.7 (612 ratings)
Format:Capsule Quantity: 180 Capsule(s) · 180 servings
Goals
$18.81 $0.10 per serving

Product analysis

56 out of 100

Full Spectrum Rhodiola Holy Basil Valerian Stress Complex may suit someone seeking help with stress-related fatigue and relaxation. Valerian’s calming effect may work against daytime alertness, and the unidentified botanical preparations limit comparison with those behind the research.

AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works

Nutrient Quality20

The botanical preparations are unspecified, including the rhodiola species detail. Their names alone do not establish equivalence to clearly characterized extracts.

Ingredient Transparency63

Each botanical amount is listed. Preparation details are missing, making comparison with specific extracts difficult.

Value For Money84

Rhodiola and valerian look inexpensive for the amounts or serving supplied. Holy basil value remains uncertain, so the result does not establish equal value across the combination.

Customer Satisfaction78

Ratings are favorable across hundreds of reviews. That provides useful buyer feedback without establishing stress or mood benefits.

Product Focus58

The combination is better aligned with stress-related fatigue and relaxation than with a simple daytime alertness goal. Calming valerian can work against focus, while the botanical evidence depends on the preparation.

Format
Capsule
Container
180 Capsule(s)
Per serving
$0.10
Customer rating
4.7 · 612 ratings
Report analysis

Goals

Stress Relief
Impact
High effect
B+ Ingredient FitD- PathwaysD- EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic

Rhodiola may help stress-related fatigue, but its findings depend on the extract and include uncontrolled studies. Holy basil has stress-symptom and cortisol findings from specific sponsor-funded extracts; this product's unidentified preparation cannot be assumed to match them. Valerian adds a possible calming and sleep-related role, with inconsistent results and a smaller amount contribution. The saved findings emphasize stress-response regulation, with less contribution to calming or sleep recovery.

How this product is rated for Stress Relief

Ingredient fit84

Rhodiola, holy basil and valerian provide relevant stress-related ingredients. Valerian makes a smaller amount contribution than the other two.
Goal fit
All three actives relate to stress, with no off-goal active counted.
Dose adequacy
Rhodiola reaches the full quantity comparison, holy basil approaches it, and 225 mg valerian per serving contributes partially.

Pathways45

The saved findings concentrate on stress-response regulation, with smaller calming, mood-related and sleep contributions.
Depth
Stress-response regulation is the most strongly represented area.
Breadth
Only stress-response regulation reaches the breadth threshold; calming and sleep contributions remain smaller.

Evidence43

Holy basil leads the saved evidence finding, but its unidentified extract limits comparison with the specific studied products. Rhodiola's preparation also lacks a studied match.
Evidence strength
Holy basil provides the leading saved evidence contribution, with extract-specific and sponsor-funded trial limitations.
Studied preparation
Valerian passes the saved preparation check; the rhodiola and holy basil preparations do not match the studied preparations.

Formulation logic96

All three actives meet the minimum amount threshold. Valerian lacks a recognized partner in the saved comparison; no evaluated conflict was found.
Partner coverage
Valerian lacks a partner recognized by the saved comparison; rhodiola and holy basil retain independent contributions.
Conflicts
No evaluated ingredient conflict was identified.
Effective doses
All three actives reach the minimum contribution threshold, which does not establish proven effective doses.
Study evidence
Rhodiola Supportive 16 studies
Valerian Supportive 18 studies
Mood Support
Impact
High effect
B- Ingredient FitF PathwaysB+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic

Rhodiola relates mainly to stress-associated fatigue in the supplied findings, while valerian relates mainly to sleep and relaxation. These outcomes do not establish direct mood improvement in generally healthy adults. The saved result recognises both ingredients at partial reference amounts, but the declarations do not establish equivalence to specific trial extracts. Holy basil does not add a supported direct mood contribution in the supplied context.

How this product is rated for Mood Support

Ingredient fit74

The formula contains ingredients connected to mood in the saved findings. Their amounts and the breadth of the formula affect that connection, with the specific limitations described below.
Goal fit
The relevant ingredients give this formula a focused connection to mood, although it is also linked to other goals.
Dose adequacy
The counted ingredients provide partial reference amounts per serving overall; those comparisons do not establish proven effective doses.

Pathways19

The strongest recorded connection is stress-hormone regulation, with partial ingredient coverage. Broad coverage is limited.
Depth
The strongest recorded connection is stress-hormone regulation, with partial ingredient coverage.
Breadth
The recorded connections remain too limited to establish broad coverage of mood-related routes.

Evidence84

Rhodiola leads the recorded evidence finding, while the population and outcome limits described above still apply.
Evidence strength
Rhodiola leads the recorded evidence finding, while the population and outcome limits described above still apply.
Studied preparation
The counted ingredients receive preparation recognition in the saved finding; this does not establish that every label form matches a specific trial material.

Formulation logic100

The counted ingredients have no missing required partners or identified conflicts among those evaluated. Their amounts meet the minimum comparison.
Partner coverage
No required ingredient partner is missing for the counted ingredients.
Conflicts
None of the evaluated ingredient conflicts was identified; this finding does not assess all possible interactions.
Effective doses
All counted ingredients meet the minimum amount comparison; that does not establish a proven effective dose.
Study evidence
Rhodiola Supportive 15 studies
Valerian Supportive 17 studies
Impact
High effect
C- Ingredient FitD- PathwaysA EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic

Rhodiola has been studied for stress-related fatigue, with mixed results across different preparations and populations. A favorable trial used a specific extract, while another trial reported worse fatigue. The supplied facts do not establish routine general-health benefit in unstressed adults or equivalence between this product and the trial extract.

How this product is rated for Everyday Health

Ingredient fit56

Rhodiola provide the product’s connection to general health. Amount coverage is partial in the saved finding.
Goal fit
The relevant nutrients share this formula with other actives, making its connection to general nutrition less focused.
Dose adequacy
The counted amounts provide partial coverage of the saved reference range; this does not measure clinical benefit or nutrient absorption.

Pathways43

The strongest connection is stress resilience and sleep. The broader findings also reflect the functional areas identified by the individual rules.
Depth
The strongest recorded connection is stress resilience and sleep, with partial coverage in the saved findings.
Breadth
The recorded findings cover stress resilience and sleep. Other general-health functions receive less or no coverage.

Evidence90

Rhodiola receives credit in the saved finding, while the supplied science remains mixed and specific to stress-fatigue settings.
Evidence strength
Rhodiola leads the saved evidence finding, but heterogeneous stress-fatigue trials do not establish routine benefit in unstressed adults.
Studied preparation
The preparation receives recognition in the saved finding, but a standardized marker label does not establish equivalence to the specific trial extract.

Formulation logic100

No missing partner or listed conflict reduced the counted contributions. The amount threshold applies only to the ingredients retained in the saved finding.
Partner coverage
No missing partner reduced the counted ingredients’ contributions; this finding does not establish synergy.
Conflicts
No listed formulation conflict was triggered.
Effective doses
All counted ingredients meet the saved amount threshold; smaller excluded amounts are distinct from proven ineffectiveness.
Study evidence
Rhodiola Supportive 7 studies
Energy
Impact
Lower effect
B- Ingredient FitF PathwaysF EvidenceA Formulation Logic
Study evidence
Rhodiola Supportive 18 studies
Brain Health
Impact
Moderate effect
D+ Ingredient FitF PathwaysB+ EvidenceA+ Formulation Logic

Rhodiola at 225 mg relates mainly to stress and mental fatigue. Support for thinking remains conditional on the preparation and circumstances represented in the supplied research.

How this product is rated for Brain Health

Ingredient fit53

The ingredients and their declared amounts provide the saved basis for the product’s fit with brain health.
Goal fit
1 assessed ingredient relate to brain health, alongside 2 other active ingredients (Holy Basil, Valerian). The product’s broader uses also affect its focus.
Dose adequacy
The assessed amounts provide partial support relative to the saved comparison amounts; any undisclosed amount cannot add dose support.

Pathways17

The saved findings show where support is concentrated and how widely it extends across brain-related functions.
Depth
The strongest saved support concerns stress and arousal regulation, with partial coverage.
Breadth
No assessed function reaches the saved level for broad coverage.

Evidence82

The saved evidence assessment distinguishes the strongest ingredient contribution from preparation matching.
Evidence strength
Rhodiola supplies the strongest saved evidence contribution at an assessed amount. The support remains subject to that ingredient’s preparation and population limits.
Studied preparation
The assessed ingredients at meaningful amounts match the preparations accepted in the saved assessment.

Formulation logic100

The saved findings consider ingredient partners, identified conflicts and how many assessed amounts provide a meaningful contribution.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients can contribute independently or have their required partner present.
Conflicts
No configured ingredient conflict was identified in the supplied assessment.
Effective doses
1 of 1 assessed ingredients reach the saved minimum for a meaningful amount.
Study evidence
Rhodiola Supportive 8 studies
Mental Focus
Impact
Moderate effect
B- Ingredient FitF PathwaysF EvidenceA Formulation Logic

Rhodiola relates to mental performance under fatigue and stress, although its unidentified preparation limits direct comparison with the studied SHR-5 extract. The sedative botanical component introduces an opposing effect for an alertness-oriented goal.

How this product is rated for Mental Focus

Ingredient fit70

The saved assessment identifies 1 relevant ingredients and 1 other active ingredients; the formula serves 8 goals. The saved amount assessment is moderate overall, with unknown amounts contributing no support.
Goal fit
The saved assessment identifies 1 relevant ingredients and 1 other active ingredients; the formula serves 8 goals.
Dose adequacy
The saved amount assessment is moderate overall, with unknown amounts contributing no support.

Pathways16

Stress and fatigue resilience is the strongest represented mechanism, with partial coverage in the saved findings. 0 of the three mechanism targets meets the saved coverage threshold.
Depth
Stress and fatigue resilience is the strongest represented mechanism, with partial coverage in the saved findings.
Breadth
0 of the three mechanism targets meets the saved coverage threshold.

Evidence23

Rhodiola leads the saved evidence comparison among ingredients meeting the amount threshold. This comparison does not imply uniform focus improvement. The saved evidence match is incomplete for Rhodiola.
Evidence strength
Rhodiola leads the saved evidence comparison among ingredients meeting the amount threshold. This comparison does not imply uniform focus improvement.
Studied preparation
The saved evidence match is incomplete for Rhodiola.

Formulation logic93

The assessed ingredients work alone or have their required partner. A sedative botanical creates a conflict with alertness in the saved assessment. 1 of 1 assessed ingredients meet the saved minimum amount threshold.
Partner coverage
The assessed ingredients work alone or have their required partner.
Conflicts
A sedative botanical creates a conflict with alertness in the saved assessment.
Effective doses
1 of 1 assessed ingredients meet the saved minimum amount threshold.
Study evidence
Rhodiola Supportive 15 studies
Productivity Boost
Impact
Moderate effect
C Ingredient FitF PathwaysF EvidenceA Formulation Logic

Rhodiola may help with mental fatigue during demanding or stressful periods, though the 225 mg serving does not identify the SHR-5 preparation used in the cited work. Valerian is a calming herb that may lower daytime arousal, which works against an alertness-focused goal.

How this product is rated for Productivity Boost

Ingredient fit62

Relevant ingredients contribute, alongside ingredients aimed at other purposes. The relevant amounts provide partial support, with smaller or unresolved amounts limiting the assessment.
Goal fit
Relevant ingredients contribute, alongside ingredients aimed at other purposes.
Dose adequacy
The relevant amounts provide partial support, with smaller or unresolved amounts limiting the assessment.

Pathways12

The strongest connection is to coping with stress and mental fatigue. The findings do not show broad support across several distinct aspects of productivity.
Depth
The strongest connection is to coping with stress and mental fatigue.
Breadth
The findings do not show broad support across several distinct aspects of productivity.

Evidence28

Rhodiola provides the strongest evidence contribution in the saved findings, with the scope and limitations of its supplied evidence retained. The relevant botanical preparation is not identified as the preparation used in the reviewed work.
Evidence strength
Rhodiola provides the strongest evidence contribution in the saved findings, with the scope and limitations of its supplied evidence retained.
Studied preparation
The relevant botanical preparation is not identified as the preparation used in the reviewed work.

Formulation logic93

A sedative herb may lower daytime arousal, creating a tension with daytime productivity. All ingredients counted in this finding meet the saved minimum amount benchmark.
Partner coverage
The relevant ingredients can contribute without a missing required partner.
Conflicts
A sedative herb may lower daytime arousal, creating a tension with daytime productivity.
Effective doses
All ingredients counted in this finding meet the saved minimum amount benchmark.
Study evidence
Rhodiola Supportive 7 studies

Ingredients

IngredientAmount per servingScore
Holy Basil
225 mg
Rhodiola
225 mg 58
Valerian
225 mg 64
Adults 18–50
Report overview
Valerian · 225 mg OverallScore64
F Composition And Label DisclosureA+ Composition And Label DisclosureA+ Commercial Price And Usability
Each serving provides 225 mg of valerian. The whole-product serving costs about $0.10.
How this ingredient is rated

Composition and Label Disclosure10

The available facts do not identify the valerian preparation or a valerenic acid percentage.
Marker and Preparation Disclosure
The valerian preparation and valerenic acid percentage are not identified in the available facts.

Composition and Label Disclosure100

The available facts give 225 mg of valerian per serving, without identifying the preparation.
Individual Preparation Amount Disclosure
The available facts give 225 mg of valerian per serving, without identifying the preparation.

Commercial Price and Usability100

A whole-product serving costs about $0.10; this is the price for the full serving.
Commercial Price per Labeled Serving
The whole-product serving costs about $0.10.
Rhodiola · 225 mg OverallScore58
F Composition And Label DisclosureA- Composition And Label DisclosureA+ Commercial Price And Usability
Each serving provides 225 mg of rhodiola. The saved facts do not identify its species or preparation, or give rosavin and salidroside percentages.
How this ingredient is rated

Composition and Label Disclosure9

The saved facts do not identify a rhodiola species or preparation. The saved facts do not give rosavin or salidroside percentages.
Declared Rhodiola Marker Profile
The saved facts do not give rosavin or salidroside percentages.
Rhodiola Species Detail
The saved facts do not identify a rhodiola species or preparation.

Composition and Label Disclosure85

The rhodiola amount is disclosed as 225 mg in 1 capsule. The evaluation flags a flow agent among the other ingredients.
Rhodiola Amount Disclosure
The rhodiola amount is disclosed as 225 mg in 1 capsule.
Other Ingredients Disclosure
The evaluation flags a flow agent among the other ingredients.

Commercial Price and Usability100

At the whole-product serving price, the equivalent of 200 mg of rhodiola costs about $0.09; this includes the rest of the product.
Cost per 200 mg Declared Rhodiola
At the whole-product serving price, the equivalent of 200 mg of rhodiola costs about $0.09; this includes the rest of the product.
Report alternatives

Sources

Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.

  1. Dose-Response Effects of Short-Term Rhodiola rosea (Golden Root Extract) Supplementation on Anaerobic Exercise Performance and Cognitive Function in Resistance-Trained Athletes: A Randomized, Crossover, Double-Blind, and Placebo-Controlled Study.
    Koozehchian MS; Newton AT; Mabrey G; Bonness FM; Rafajlovska R; Naderi A · Nutrients · 2025
    Randomized trial27 participantsBrain Health Mental Focus forRhodiola
  2. A combination of green tea, rhodiola, magnesium and B vitamins modulates brain activity and protects against the effects of induced social stress in healthy volunteers.
    Boyle NB; Billington J; Lawton C; Quadt F; Dye L · Nutritional neuroscience · 2022
    Randomized trial100 participantsBrain Health forRhodiola
  3. Rosenroot (Rhodiola rosea): traditional use, chemical composition, pharmacology and clinical efficacy.
    Panossian A; Wikman G; Sarris J · Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2010
    Narrative reviewBrain Health forRhodiola
  4. Rhodiola rosea in stress induced fatigue--a double blind cross-over study of a standardized extract SHR-5 with a repeated low-dose regimen on the mental performance of healthy physicians during night duty.
    Darbinyan V; Kteyan A; Panossian A; Gabrielian E; Wikman G; Wagner H · Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2001
    Randomized trial56 participantsBrain Health Everyday Health Productivity Boost forRhodiola
  5. Effects of a Rhodiola rosea extract on mental resource allocation and attention: An event-related potential dual task study.
    Koop T; Dienel A; Heldmann M; Münte TF · Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2021
    Single-arm trial50 participantsBrain Health forRhodiola
  6. The Effect of Short-Term Rhodiola rosea Supplementation on Simulated Game Time, Perceived Fatigue, and Performance in Basketball Players.
    Wang J; Zhao H; Yu L; Zhao K; Jiang W; Liu S; Dai J; Xu L; Sun P; Yun H; Liu C · Nutrients · 2025
    Randomized trial48 participantsEnergy forRhodiola
  7. Effects of Rhodiola rosea on Physical and Decision-Making Performance in Football Players: A Randomised Controlled Trial.
    Dou Y; Wang Y; Zhang W; Jiang Y; Zhang J; Yang T; Han Z; Li Y; Liu C; Ren D · Nutrients · 2026
    Randomized trial24 participantsEnergy Mental Focus forRhodiola
  8. Combined Effects of Rhodiola Rosea and Caffeine Supplementation on Straight Punch Explosive Power in Untrained and Trained Boxing Volunteers: A Synergistic Approach.
    Tao B; Sun H; Li H; Xu Z; Xu Y; Chen L; Ma C; Zhang X; Yu L; Bao S; Liu C · Metabolites · 2025
    Randomized trial96 participantsEnergy forRhodiola
  9. Rhodiola rosea in Subjects with Prolonged or Chronic Fatigue Symptoms: Results of an Open-Label Clinical Trial.
    Lekomtseva Y; Zhukova I; Wacker A · Complementary medicine research · 2019
    Single-arm trial100 participantsEnergy Everyday Health Stress Relief forRhodiola
  10. Combined Rhodiola rosea and eccentric training boost endurance performance and lower-limb reactive strength in recreationally active women.
    Wang IL; Su Y; Zhang L; Tang M; Chen YM · Frontiers in physiology · 2025
    Randomized trial30 participantsEnergy forRhodiola
  11. Actaea racemosa L. Is More Effective in Combination with Rhodiola rosea L. for Relief of Menopausal Symptoms: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.
    Pkhaladze L; Davidova N; Khomasuridze A; Shengelia R; Panossian AG · Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
    Randomized trial220 participantsEveryday Health forRhodiola
  12. A double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of the stimulating and adaptogenic effect of Rhodiola rosea SHR-5 extract on the fatigue of students caused by stress during an examination period with a repeated low-dose regimen.
    Spasov AA; Wikman GK; Mandrikov VB; Mironova IA; Neumoin VV · Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2000
    Randomized trialEveryday Health Productivity Boost forRhodiola
  13. [The effect of the preparation rodakson on the psychophysiological and physical adaptation of students to an academic load].
    Spasov AA; Mandrikov VB; Mironova IA · Eksperimental'naia i klinicheskaia farmakologiia · 2000
    Clinical trialEveryday Health forRhodiola
  14. The effectiveness and efficacy of Rhodiola rosea L.: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials.
    Hung SK; Perry R; Ernst E · Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2012
    Systematic review11 studies pooledMental Focus forRhodiola
  15. Effects of Rhodiola rosea supplementation on mental performance, physical capacity, and oxidative stress biomarkers in healthy men.
    Jówko E; Sadowski J; Długołęcka B; Gierczuk D; Opaszowski B; Cieśliński I · Journal of sport and health science · 2022
    Randomized trial26 participantsMental Focus Productivity Boost forRhodiola
  16. Evidence-based efficacy of adaptogens in fatigue, and molecular mechanisms related to their stress-protective activity.
    Panossian A; Wikman G · Current clinical pharmacology · 2009
    Narrative reviewMental Focus forRhodiola
  17. Efficacy of Pharmacological Interventions in Milder Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
    Urata M; Sakurai H; Ueno F; Maruki T; Tada T; Uchida T; Matsumoto Y; Murao M; Tomita M; Baba H; Kato M; Tsuboi T; Watanabe K · Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2025
    Meta-analysis1,049 participants2 studies pooledMood Support forRhodiola
  18. The Effect of Acute Rhodiola rosea Ingestion on Exercise Heart Rate, Substrate Utilisation, Mood State, and Perceptions of Exertion, Arousal, and Pleasure/Displeasure in Active Men.
    Duncan MJ; Clarke ND · Journal of sports medicine (Hindawi Publishing Corporation) · 2015
    Clinical trial10 participantsMood Support forRhodiola
  19. Herbal medicine for depression, anxiety and insomnia: a review of psychopharmacology and clinical evidence.
    Sarris J; Panossian A; Schweitzer I; Stough C; Scholey A · European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2012
    Systematic review66 studies pooledMood Support forRhodiola
  20. Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of Depression. II: Evidence from Clinical Trials.
    Moragrega I; Ríos JL · Planta medica · 2022
    Systematic reviewMood Support forRhodiola