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Immune / Rheum / Allergy · also Other / General, Nervous / Mental

Post-COVID condition (adjunct)

4 plants

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Weeks to months of fatigue, cough, dysautonomia, or brain fog after SARS-CoV-2. Rule out PE, myocarditis, and anemia when the story is wrong. Pacing beats 'push through.' Rhodiola and ashwagandha are the same fatigue/stress plants as elsewhere — modest, not antivirals. Reishi marketing outruns data. PE-range tachycardia is imaging, not mushrooms.

Primary plants

  1. Rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea)
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    RhodiolaHuman data

    Rhodiola rosea

    Fatigue/stress plant with some human data. Irritability and insomnia if you dose it like a stimulant.

    Typical. Root extract as labeled, morning, time-limited.

    Safety. Insomnia, irritability. Bipolar caution.

  2. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
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    AshwagandhaHuman data

    Withania somnifera

    Stress-sleep over weeks. Not an antiviral and not a PE rule-out.

    Typical. Extract 300–600 mg.

    Safety. Pregnancy no. Thyroid. Rare DILI.

Supportive plants2
  • Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
    Lemon balmHuman data
    Melissa officinalis

    Sleep-onset leftover.

    Typical. Evening tea/extract.

    Safety. Clean at tea dose.

  • Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)
    ReishiStrong traditional
    Ganoderma lucidum

    Immune-marketing mushroom. Human long-COVID file is not practice-changing. Powder is not a clot workup.

    Typical. If they already take it, it is not a reason to skip imaging.

    Safety. Bleeding theoretical. Quality varies.

Clinical notes

  • Post-exertional collapse plus tachycardia plus a swollen leg is PE/myocarditis thinking, not reishi.

When this is not enough

  • Hypoxia, chest pain, syncope, focal neuro deficit, suspected myocarditis, SI

Rooted is a private clinical reference for licensed practitioners. It is educational, not a treatment protocol, and not a substitute for the chart, the exam, or pharmacy review. Plant medicines interact with drugs and can harm liver, kidney, heart, pregnancy, and children.

All immune / rheum / allergy diagnoses