Adrenal Glands
Synopsis of Adrenal Glands
The adrenal glands are small, triangular-shaped glands located on top of each kidney. They are crucial components of the endocrine system and play a central role in the body's response to stress, metabolism, immune regulation, blood pressure, and electrolyte balance. Each gland is composed of two main parts: the adrenal cortex and the adrenal medulla.
The adrenal cortex produces steroid hormones such as cortisol (stress regulation and inflammation), aldosterone (electrolyte and blood pressure control), and androgens (precursors to sex hormones). The adrenal medulla secretes catecholamines like adrenaline (epinephrine) and noradrenaline (norepinephrine), which are responsible for the body’s “fight-or-flight” response.
Dysfunction of the adrenal glands can result in disorders such as Addison’s disease (adrenal insufficiency), Cushing’s syndrome (excess cortisol), and adrenal fatigue (a non-clinical term often used to describe chronic stress-related exhaustion). Adrenal performance is tightly linked to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, a system that regulates hormonal feedback and stress adaptation.
Natural remedies to support Adrenal Glands
Sleep regulation: Getting consistent, high-quality sleep helps restore hormonal rhythms and adrenal recovery.
Stress management: Meditation, breathwork, journaling, and mindfulness techniques can reduce the hormonal burden on the adrenal system.
Balanced diet: Regular meals rich in whole foods and sufficient protein stabilize blood sugar, which supports adrenal balance.
Adaptogenic herbs: Plants like ashwagandha, rhodiola, and holy basil support the body’s resilience to stress. Hydration with electrolytes: Maintaining fluid and sodium balance supports adrenal hormone production, especially aldosterone.
Caffeine moderation: Limiting stimulants gives the adrenals time to rest and recover from overuse.
Ingredients
These raw ingredients are often used in alternative medicine to support Adrenal Glands.
7-Keto-DHEA
adrenal cortex
alfalfa
amino acids
ashwagandha
astragalus
basil
boron
bovine
bovine kidney
bovine liver
bupleurum falcatum
bасора
caterpillar mushroom
chrysin
conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)
cordyceps
DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone)
eleuthero
gamma oryzanol
ginseng
guarana
guayusa
hawthorn
inositol
kelp
l-theanine
l-tyrosine
licorice root
lion's mane
maca
magnesium
magnolia
muira puama
Acetyl-L-Tyrosine
nettle
pantethine
pantethine
pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)
phosphatidylserine
phytocannabinoids
pollen
pregnenolone
rehmannia glutinosa
reishi mushroom
relora® (proprietary)
rhizome
rhodiola
selenium
skullcap
spearmint leaf
tongkat ali
tribulus
velvet bean
vitamin B
vitamin B6
vitamin C
whole adrenal glandular
wild yam
zinc
sarsaparilla
suma
jiaogulan
bee pollen
lingzhi
sodium salt
root tuber
dioscorea
eucommia
ganoderma
trace minerals
barrenwort
yerba mate
noni
hypothalamus
herbal blend (proprietary)
yohimbe
thyroid substance
ashitaba
bladderwrack
sea salt
19-Nor-DHEA
11-Keto-Androstenetrione
DMPX
1-androsterone
11-hydroxy yohimbine
1-Androstenedione
17 beta-[1-ketoethyl]-androstane-3-one,17a-ol
17beta-(1-ketoethyl)-androstane-3-one, 17a-ol
1,3,7-Trimethylpurine-2,6-dione
11-Ketotestosterone
25-d-spirosta-3, 5-diene
26-diol, 5 alpha-furostan-12-one-3 beta, 22, 26-triol
3beta-hydroxy-5alpha-androst-1-en-17-one
3-Alpha-Hydroxyetioallocholan-17-one
3b-Hydroxy-androstan-17-one
3-Ketosterone
3-deoxy 7-oxo DHEA
3-Ketosteroid
3b-hydroxy-androsta-1,4,6-triene-17-one
3,7-keto-DHEA
3b-hydroxy-androsta-4,6-diene-17-one
3-desoxy-7-KETO-DHEA
3-hydroxy-5alpha-androst-1-en-17-one
4-Hydroxyandrostenedione
4-DHEA
4-androsterone
5 alpha-furost-20(22)-en-12-one-3 beta
5-alpha-furost-20(22)-en-12-one-3 beta, 26-diol
5-androstene-3alpha,17beta-diol
5-alpha-furostan-12-one-3 beta, 22, 26-triol
5,7-Dimethoxyflavone
5alpha-spirostan-2alpha,3beta, 5alpha-triol-6-OH
6-Ketodiosgenin
6, 17 keto etiocholeva-3-ol 3, 17 ketoetiochol-triene
6-Ketoprogesterone
6 Bromo 3, 17 dioxoetioallochalane
7-oxo-DHEA
7-Beta-Hydroxy-DHEA
7-KETO-DHEA
7-Alpha-Hydroxy-DHEA
7b-hydroxy, 17b-dihydro DHEA
7-Hydroxy-DHEA (unspecified)
Astragalus
Adrue
Ashwagandha
Aralia
Animal Tissue
Adrenals
Adrenal
Antler
Alpine Lily
Average Herb Strength
Asparagus racemosus
Apigenin
Arimistane
Antler horn
Adrenosterone
Ammonium glycyrrhizinate
Ajuga
Alkaloid (unspecified)
Ashitaba
Agmatine
Ajuga turkestanica
Acetyl L-Tyrosine
Agnoside
Agnusides
Androstenedione
Adrenaline
Armillaria mellea
Amino Acid (unspecified)
American Ginseng
Alkaloids
Adrenals
African Basil
African Scurf Pea
Acetyl-L-Tyrosine
Androsterone 3-Acetate
alkaloid
Agnuside
Adrenal extract
Antler Horn
Ant
Anemarrhena
Ant
Arani
Ash (unspecified)
Androstenetriol
Animal protein
Black Seed
Blend (Combination)
Brassaiopsis glomerulata
Botanical Blend
Bladderwrack (Kelp)
Black spruce
blend (herb/botanical)
botanical (unspecified)
Bitter orange
Black galingale
Bovine (unspecified)
Blend (Vitamin)
Bovine Protein
Blend (Mineral)
Boron
Bladderwrack
Bulbine natalensis
Basidiomycota
Basil
Brazil nut
Boron (various)
Ba Ji Tian
Beef
Barbasco
Black Seed Oil
Bee products
Brassica (unspecified)
Boron ascorbate
blend (herb/botanical)
Bruteridine
Bovine (not specified)
Bupleurum
Blue Vervain
Bovine (unspecified)
Beef liver
Bupleurum (unspecified)
Curculigo orchicides
Chaga
Coffee
Citrin
Cannabis
Caffeine pterostilbene
Chinese Mountain Ant
Conjugated Linoleic Acid
Coenzyme A
Cordycepic acids
Cortisol
Cordyceps
Codonopsis
Cynanchum wilfordii
Carry Me Seed
Cannabinoids
Cordyceps
California Spikenard
Chlorophytum
Chuchuhuasi
Cistanche deserticola
Caffeine alpha-ketoglutarate
Capsiate
Casticin
Chlorogenin
Complex
Cyanotis Vaga
Coca
Cistanche tubulosa
Chinese Ligustrum berry
Cacao
Cistanche
Chinese Mountain Ant
Condonopsis
Campylandra fimbriata
Circada
Chinese orchid
Chinese Licorice
Chinese Thoroughwax
Coffee (mixed)
Cyanotis arachnoides
Cholesterol
Carbohydrate
capsule
Cordycepic acid
Caralluma
cola nut
Curculigo (unspecified)
Cistanche (unspecified)
Dioscorea hondurensis
DHEA
Dendrobium
DHEA
Deer Root
Dodeca-2E, 4E-Dienoic Acid Isobutylamide
Deer Velvet
Dioscorea oppositifolia
Diosgenin
Devil's Club
Dioscorea nipponica
Deer Velvet
Deer
Dodeca-2E, 4E, 8Z, 10Z/Etetraenoic Acid Isobutylamide
Eurycomanone
Empresstree
Eurypeptides
Egg
Epimedium
Eleuthero Root
Elk antler
Eleutherococcus gracilistylus
Epindrosterone
Eurycoma Longifolia
Eleuthero
Epiandrosterone
Eurypeptides
Epimedium extract
Eleutherococcus senticosus
Essential oil (unspecified)
Epidedium
Eleutheroside
Fat (unspecified)
food additive (unspecified)
Flower Pollen
Fulvic Acid
Fo-Ti
Furostanols (unspecified)
Flat-stem milk-vetch
Fungus
Furanosterols
False Unicorn Root
Fungus (unspecified)
False Unicorn
Fadogia agrestis
Furanosteroid
Forskolin
Genseng (not specified)
Ginseng, Oriental
Garcinia
Ginsenosides
Ghee
Gamma oryzanol
Ginseng, Siberian
Gland (unspecified)
Glycyrrhiza (unspecified)
Ginsenosides (unspecified)
Ginseng
Glandular Tissues
glycyrrhizic acid
Gland (mixed)
Ginseng, American
Guaranine
Grains of Paradise
Ginseng (unspecified)
Guayusa
Glycyrrhetinic Acid
Guarana
Ginsenoside
Glycyrrhizinic acid
Ginseng, Panax
Glycyrrhizin
Gland (mixed)
Ginsenosides
Glabridin
Honokiol
Himalayan Salt
Honduran Sarsaparilla
Holy Basil Herb
Hypothalamus
Horny Goat Weed
Hoenelen
Herbal Blend
Holy Basil
Hypothalamus protein
Hecogenin
Iodine
Indian Nightshade
Iodhtree
Indium
Indium
Ilex (unspecified)
Iodine
Japanese Kadsura
Jiaogulan
Jatamansi
Jungli-bean
Ketosterones (unspecified)
Kakkonein
Kratom
Kelp (various)
Kola Nut
Kidney
Ketone
Ketosterone
Ketosterones
Kelp
Kidney protein
Kelp
Kidney
Kelp (unspecified)
Ketosterone (unspecified)
Ketotserones
L-Tyrosine
Laxosterone
Licorice (unspecified)
Liver
Licorice
Licorice (various)
Lithium
Laminara
Leptin
Lavandin
Liver
Lavender
Laminaria
Liver
Laminara
Mineral Blend
Macamides
Maral Root
mineral (unspecified)
Mineral ascorbate (unspecified)
mineral (unspecified)
Mexican Sarsaparilla
Monoterpenes
Mushrooms
Muira Puama
Maca
Malay Bush
Mexican Yam
Mormon Tea
Methylxanthine (unspecified)
Magnolia
Mushroom (various)
Mate
Mushroom (unspecified)
Methyl-1-Etiocholenolol-Epietiocholanolone
Manchurian Thorn
Macaenes
Nettle (mixed)
NeoHecogenin-3-O-Beta-D-Glycopyranoside
Nerve Root
Noni
Norwegian Kelp
Ox
Oriental Ginseng
Oxypregnane glycoside
peptides (unspecified)
Progenin III
Progesterone
Proprietary Blend (Herb/Botanical)
phosphatidyl inositol
Phosphatidylinostol
Pangamic Acid
Proprietary Blend (Vitamin)
Pantethine
Panax Ginseng
Peptide (unspecified)
Panax Pseudoginseng
Polygonatum (unspecified)
Pentacyclic triterpenoids (unspecified)
Peptides (unspecified)
Phosphate ascorbate
Proprietary Blend (Combination)
phosphatidyl inositol
Peptide
Proprietary Blend (Dietary substance used by man to supplement the diet by increasing the total diet
Pollen
Porcine (unspecified)
Pig
Proprietary Blend (Combination)
Polygonatum kingianum
Protodioscin
Polygonatum
Panax Notoginseng
Potassium ascorbate
Pregnane
Porcine
Potato Yam
Porcine (unspecified)
plant (unspecified)
Peptide (unspecified)
Phytocannabinoid (unspecified)
Poly-thyronine
Progesterone
Pregnenolone
Proprietary Blend (Herb/Botanical)
Pituitary
Pine Pollen
Pig
Pantetheine
Pollen (unspecified)
Peptides
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)
Rhemannia
Rosavins
Rhaponticum carthamoides
Raspberry ketone
Rhodola crenulata
Rosabin
Rutacaerpine
Reishi mushroom
Rosavins (mixed)
Rhodiola (unspecified)
Rhodiola sacra
Reginin A
Reishi mushroom
Resin (unspecified)
Rosarin
Royal Jelly
Rehmannia
Rapsberry ketone
Rosavin
Rhodiola
Rhaponticum
Rosevin
Rhodiola crenulata
Robusta Coffee
Reishi
Sapogenin
Spirostan-5A-Diol-6-one-3-one
Sea vegetation (unspecified)
Sarsaparilla
Sceletium
Skullcap
Spearmint
Salt (sea)
Southern Tsangshu
Salidroside
Safed musli
salt
Salidrosides
Salt (Himalayan)
Siberian Solomon's Seal
Sea Salt
Suma
Spice (unspecified)
salt (unspecified)
Sodium
Sodium
Schisandrins
Siberian ginseng
San-Qi Ginseng
Sodium Ascorbate
Sida cordifolia
Sarsaparilla (mixed)
Schizandrol A
Shataverins
Sterones (unspecified)
Sodium
Sodium chloride
Stabilizer
Smilagenin
Shilajit
Sarsaparilla (unspecified)
Salt (unspecified)
Saturated fat
Schisandra
Sequoia
Shiny Bugleweed
Schisandrin
Terpenoids
Triterpene (unspecified)
Terpene
Tissue (unspecified)
Tyrosinase
Tribulin
Thyroid
Thyroid
Triterpene Glycoside (unspecified)
Terpenoid (unspecified)
Testosterone precursor (unspecified)
Theanine
Tyrosine
Trichopus zeylanicus
Theanine
Tin
Tribulus
Triterpene Saponin
testicle
Tribulus Terrestris
Thai kudzu
Tribulus alatus
Tundra mountaincrown
Triterpenoid (unspecified)
Tyrosine alpha-ketoglutarate
Ursolic Acid
Undeca-2E, 7Z, 9E-Trienoic Acid Isobutylamide
Ursane-type triterpenoid
Vitamin B5
Vervain
Vitamin C (Ascorbate)
Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate)
Vitamin B5 (Calcium Pantethine)
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)
Vitamin B5 (calcium pantothenate)
Vitamin B5 (pantethine)
Vitamin B5 (unspecified)
Vitamin B5 (mixed)
Vitexicarpin
Vitamin C (calcium ascorbate)
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
Vitamin C (not specified)
Vitamin C (unspecified)
Vitamin C (mixed)
Vitamin C (ascorbic palmitate)
Vitamin C (mixed ascorbates)
Vitamin B
Vitamin C (ascorbyl palmitate)
Vitamin C
Velvet
Vitex (unspecified)
Vitamin (unspecified)
Withanolides
White Peony
Withanolide
Wild Yam
Wulinshen
Waldelactone
Xanthine
Xanthine (unspecified)
Yerba Mate
Yam (unspecified)
Yohimbines (unspecified)