Herbs help with stress, although they are not suitable for treating severe anxiety or persistent insomnia. But they will help people who are easily nervous, tense, who have trouble falling asleep and stress. Try St. John's wort, lavender, verbena, valerian, nettle, and other calming herbs.

Herbs for stress , blues, insomnia or the onset of depression you can use without fear that they will become addictive or make your work difficult. Herbs are gentle but effective, as long as you take them regularly. Treatment usually takes four to six weeks. It can be repeated after a two-week break.

Herbs for stress: angelica

Also known as lithium and angelica, a biennial plant grown in gardens. Roots and fruits are suitable for medicinal purposes, as they have a calming effect on the nervous system, reduce the occurrence of migraines and nervous disorders, soothe digestive tract spasms, and facilitate and accelerate digestion. Angelica extract is added to mixtures to help calm or regulate digestion.

Herbs for stress: barberry

Barberry is an ornamental shrub with edible fruits that contain sugars, tannins, carotenoids, organic acids and lots of vitamin C - thanks to this, they add energy and stimulate the nervous system.

Herbs for stress: hops

Hop, although it is mainly associated with the production of beer, has been a plant used in herbal medicine for centuries. It has various properties, incl. diuretic, antiseptic and analgesic, but is best known for its sedative and hypnotic effects.

Such properties have both hop cones and lupulin - hop secretory glands. They include, among others myrcene, farnesene, cumulene, caryophyllene and sulfur compounds, as well as bitter resin compounds - humulone and lupulone and their transformation products, especially methylbutenol, which is the strongest sedative component of hops.

There are also flavonoids and tannins, purine compounds, triterpenes, choline and waxes in the cones and lupulin. Hops make it difficult to transfer stimuli to the nervous system, inhibit the activity of the cerebral cortex, calm down and calm down. It is also perfect for problems with falling asleep.

  • How to use hops?

There are many herbal mixtures containing hops,incl. Nervosol, Passispasmina, Neurosina, Pankreaflos. Hop cones are also easy to use in home therapies for stress and sleep problems.

  • 2 the hop cones pour boiling water over them and set aside for 10 minutes. Drain. Drink 1/3 cup of infusion 3 times a day before eating.
  • Throw a dozen hops into a pillowcase for a small pillow. You can throw in a handful of lavender. Place a fragrant pillow next to your head or use it as a candle.

Herbs for stress: black elderberry

Black elderberry is a common shrub, the fruits of which are a real mine of ingredients invaluable for he alth. Among other things, they have a detoxifying and analgesic effect (e.g. in migraine). And because they contain a lot of vitamins B and C - they improve resistance to fatigue and strengthen the nervous system. They also increase immunity, protecting against diseases.

Herbs for stress: St. John's wort

St. John's wort is a herb growing in meadows, rich in into xanthones and flavonoids. It has a mild diastolic effect. The alcoholic extracts made from it also have antidepressant properties. Warning! St. John's wort makes the body more sensitive to light. When taking it, do not use the solarium and do not stay in the sun for too long.

  • St. John's wort tea to improve your mood: brew a teaspoon of dried herbs in 150 ml of boiling water for 10 minutes, drink up to 3 times a day.

Herbs for stress: hawthorn

Hawthorn is a shrub whose flowers and fruits contain tannins, phytosterines and flavonoids, which normalize the heart muscle and slightly increase the strength of its contractions. Alcoholic hawthorn extracts have a calming effect. They give great results especially in the case of heart rhythm disturbances caused by nervousness.

  • Hawthorn tea to calm the nerves: brew a teaspoon of dried herbs in 150 ml of boiling water for 10 minutes, strain (you can sweeten it). Drink up to 3 times a day.

Herbs for stress: magnolia

It is mainly known for the beautiful flowers that appear before the leaves develop. But apart from its decorative qualities, magnolia also has healing properties, which it owes mainly to two compounds obtained from the bark - honokiol and magnolol. They have an anxiolytic, sedative and sleep-promoting effect confirmed by research.

Magnolia also has anti-depressant properties, helps with low mood and energy loss. In addition, as shown by recent studies, honokiol may reduce the growth of neoplastic tumors.

  • How to use magnolia?

In Poland, there are still few preparations enriched with magnolia extracts with anti-stress and calming properties - Salus Natura Magnolia, Relora andEstromineral serena. Magnolia bark is also difficult to find - it is best to look for it in Chinese medicine centers. There you can also get information on how to use it at home.

Herbs for stress: valerian, or valerian

From its Latin name it is also called valerian, which for us is almost a synonym of a sedative. Valerian owes this property to w altratom - iridoid esters and essential oil, the main components of which are esters of valeric and isovaleric acids.

They lower the activity of the central nervous system and, as a result, reduce tension and anxiety, induce a state of relaxation. Thanks to this, the quality of sleep also improves - sleep comes faster, is deep and calm. In addition to substances with a sedative and hypnotic effect, the rhizomes and valerian roots contain many other compounds, thanks to which the plant is also used in such ailments as, for example, hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, menstrual pain, as well as dandruff and seborrhea. These are mainly free monoterpenes (camphene, limonene, pinene and actinidine), organic acids, gums, sugars, and minerals.

  • How to apply?

Valerian root or its extracts are a component of many preparations with a sedative effect, making it easier to fall asleep, soothing the feeling of anxiety and irritation - including Nervogran, Neospasmina, Kalms, Persen. You can also easily prepare your own preserves from this herb. However, when using pure valerian root, remember to take a break for a few days after 3-4 weeks - then you can return to its use.

  • 3 tablespoons of shredded valerian roots pour a glass of lukewarm water and set aside for 24 hours. Filter, drink 3 times a day a tablespoon of macerate.
  • 100g of crushed valerian roots pour 1/2 liter of pure vodka. Set aside for a week, shake the dish from time to time. Drain and squeeze the herbs. Add 2 cups of boiled, cool water to the tincture, mix and pour into a dark bottle. Store the tincture in the refrigerator. Take 40-50 drops in a glass of water 3 times a day after a meal.
  • Valerian tea - a tea for a good night's sleep: brew a teaspoon of crushed root for 10 minutes in 150 ml of boiling water, strain, sweeten with honey. Drink one hour before bedtime.

Herbs for stress: lavender

Lavender is a low shrub with fragrant leaves and flowers. It comes from the Mediterranean Sea, but some of its varieties are also grown in Poland. The infusion of flowers relieves headaches and dizziness, relaxes, lowers blood pressure, calms and strengthensdefence system. It also helps with insomnia and gastric disorders. You can add crumbled fresh leaves as seasoning to meats and sauces.

  • Lavender tea to relax: pour a teaspoon of dry into 150 ml of boiling water, brew for 10 minutes. Filter, drink after meals.

Herbs for stress: lemon balm

Melisa is otherwise a swarmer. It is a honey plant. It contains substances that have a soothing effect on the nervous system. It is used in states of agitation, problems with falling asleep, nervous exhaustion, neurasthenia, diarrhea and neurotic pains in the digestive tract. Its leaves have a delicate flavor and a pleasant lemon aroma, so you can also use it as a spice. It comes in the form of teas, extracts (e.g. Melisana).

Herbs for stress: Japanese ginkgo

Japanese ginkgo is an Asian tree that can live up to a thousand years. Extracts of this plant strengthen both the nervous and circulatory systems. They improve peripheral circulation, which results in better blood supply to the brain, improves mood and improves concentration. Some preparations: Ginkofar, Memoplant, Bilobil, Ginkgo Biloba.

Herbs for stress: passion flower (passion flower)

Exotic climber with edible seeds and fruit, known as passion fruit. It includes, among others anti-stress flavonoids. It has a tonic and calming effect in sleep disorders, anxiety and excitability. Included in the following preparations: Yamseen, Passilat.

Herbs for stress: nettle

Nettle is a common plant with unusual properties. Includes mi.n. organic acids, a lot of vitamin C and K, also B vitamins, provitamin A and potassium, calcium and iron. It has an outstanding strengthening effect, increases immunity, improves metabolism and increases the number of red blood cells, and thus adds energy. You can drink fresh juice squeezed from the leaves or make infusions and tinctures, and add the young leaves to soups and salads. You can also buy teas and dried nettle leaves.

Herbs for stress: bitter orange

It comes from tropical regions of Asia, now also grown in the Mediterranean region. For medical purposes, flowers and fruit peel are used. They contain essential oil, bitter substances and flavonoids with sedative and mild sleep-inducing properties.

Herbs for stress: noble chamomile

The flower baskets of this plant contain organic acids, tannins, bitter compounds, phytosterols and mineral s alts. Works, among others relaxes the muscles and gently relaxes.

Herbs for stress: motherwort

The weeds of our fields and forests. Works well forcardiovascular system. It contains substances (including stachydrin) that reduce the frequency of heart contractions, lower blood pressure and have a calming effect. It is available as a brewing herb and in combination preparations (e.g. Cardiogran, Neuroflos).

Herbs for stress: verbena

Aromatic herb grown in gardens. It strengthens the nervous system. An effective sedative, recommended, inter alia, with insomnia. It stimulates metabolic processes and soothes migraine headaches. You can make tea from it and add it as a herb to meats and salads.

  • Tea with verbena for relaxation: brew a teaspoon of dried herbs for 5-10 minutes in a glass of boiling water. Drink once a day.
You must do it

After a hard day, prepare a bath with relaxing oils of rosemary, linden flower, peppermint, hyssop or passion fruit. Lavender, clary sage or neroli oils also have relaxing properties. You can buy them at aromatherapy stands. You can also pour a strong infusion of hop cones, linden flower, peppermint, hyssop, sweetmeat, angelica, tree leaf and chamomile baskets into the bathtub.

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