chapter 1. Taxonomy of Rhodiola rosea L., with special attention to molecular analyses of Nunavik (Quebec) populations / Alain Cuerrier, Mariannick Archambault, Michel Rapinski, and Anne Bruneau -- chapter 2. Ethnobotany and conservation of Rhodiola species / Alain Cuerrier, Youri Tendland, and Michel Rapinski -- chapter 3. Phytochemistry of Rhodiola rosea / Fida Ahmed, Vicky Filion, Ammar Saleem, and John T. Arnason -- chapter 4. Cultivation of Rhodiola rosea in Europe / Bertalan Galambosi -- chapter 5. Rhodiola rosea cultivation in Canada and Alaska / Kwesi Ampong-Nyarko -- chapter 6. Diseases of wild and cultivated Rhodiola rosea / Sheau-Fang Hwang, Stephen E. Strelkov, Kwesi Ampong-Nyarko, and Ron J. Howard -- chapter 7. Biotechnology of Rhodiola rosea / Zsuzsanna Gyorgy -- chapter 8. Pharmacological activities of Rhodiola rosea / Fida Ahmed, Steffany A.L. Bennett, and John T. Arnason -- chapter 9. Evidence-based efficacy and effectiveness of Rhodiola SHR-5 extract in treating stress- and age- associated disorders / Alexander Panossian and Georg Wikman -- chapter 10. Rhodiola rosea in psychiatric and medical practice / Patricia L. Gerbarg, Petra A. Illig, and Richard P. Brown -- chapter 11. Toxicology and safety of Rhodiola rosea / Hugh Semple and Brandie Bugiak -- chapter 12. Commercialization of Rhodiola rosea / Nav Sharma and Raimar Loebenberg.