RELIEVE ANXIETY NATURALLY WITH HERBS

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions in our industrialized society. Usually treated with synthetic drugs, beyond nature’s kingdom of herbs. Read on to learn about a sample of powerful herbs as a natural alternative.   

THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND

According to research at, inter alia, the University of Western Ontario, Canada, anxiety affects every 6th person worldwide, many of those life-long.

Still, it is one of the most misinterpreted mental health conditions today, according to the Imperial College in London.
 
With a wide spectrum of symptoms like dizziness, nervousness, chest pain, heart palpitations, insomnia, dry mouth.
 
Panic attacks are an intensified situation in many cases, or at least felt as such according to the University of Granada in Spain, in general last some 30 minutes, and in rare cases even hours, according to the American Psychological Association.  
                                                                             
Anxiety is also strongly linked with depression and stress - making them, together with mood disorders, the predominant causes of chronic illness (with special reference to cancer), according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
 
A similar link has been revealed between immunity and anxiety, based on research at Columbia University and Rockefeller University, both located in New York City. 

NATURE’S HERBS SCIENTIFICALLY VALIDATED

While psychiatric therapies have not solved this severe health problem yet, same is with side-effect-intensive medications, let’s turn to 10 examples out of nature’s kingdom of herbs.
 
Probably the most important herb, according to the University of Michigan and the Indian CSM Medical University, is
 

• Ashwagandha (Botanical name: Withania somnifera)

 
known in Ayurvedic medicine for more than 3000 years not only as anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) but also, inter alia, as immune-boosting, anti-stress, anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor. With special reference to chemotherapy and radiation – according to research at McMaster University in Canada.
 
Recommended daily dosage 2 times 500 mg.
 
Additional research on ashwagandha benefits for anxiety relief comes, inter alia, from Murdoch University in Perth, Australia, and D.Y. Patil University School of Medicine in Navi Mumbai, India.  
 

• Chamomile (Botanical name: Matricaria chamomilla)

 
is another excellent remedy for relieving anxiety. To be taken as a tea, tablet, an extract or as a skin cream.
 
Based on research at, inter alia, the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.
 
Recommended daily dosage up to 4 times 250 mg each.
 
Similar the results for
 

• Passionflower (Botanical name: Passiflora incarnate)

 
according to research at, inter alia, the University of Maryland in College Park, MD, and Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation in Los Angeles, CA.
 
While there are some 550 different species of passionflower in nature, P. incarnata is specifically recommended to tackle anxiety. Best consumed in form of a tablet or liquid tincture.

Recommended daily dosage up to 4 times 250 mg each.
 
Also, 
 

• Roseroot/Golden Root (Botanical name: Rhodiola rosea)

 
an arctic root from originally Siberia, has great reputation to ward off anxiety, depression, and stress, according to research at, inter alia, the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, and Columbia University in New York City.
 
Recommended daily dosage up to 300 mg.
 
Excellent reputation to relieve anxiety, depression and cognitive decline has the bark of
 

• Magnolia (Botanical name: Magnolia stellata)

 
according to the Institute for Traditional Medicine in Portland, Oregon.
 
Recommended daily dosage 30 mg.
 
Also, according to research at, inter alia, the American Herbalist Guild, a daily cup of tea from
 

• Peppermint (Botanical name: Mentha piperita)

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•  Elderflower (Botanical name: Sambucus nigra L.)
  

 
 can reduce anxiety because of its antimicrobial power.
 
Essential
 

• Peppermint Oil

 
helps also for anxiety and fatigue, according to the Jesuit University in West Virginia.
 

• L-Theanine

 
as scientifically validated, inter alia, at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH, and the University of Shizuoka in Japan.
 
Recommended daily dosage up to 250 mg.
 
Please note that L-theanine is part of green tea.  
 
Similar the results for the herb (from a pepper plant)
 

• Kava (Botanical name: Piper methysticum)

 
as scientifically validated at, inter alia, South Dakota State University.
 
Recommended daily dosage of 3 times daily 100 mg or up to 400 mg twice daily.
 
However, since Kava has been questioned by FDA in late 2001/early 2002, based on potential liver problems in Europe with reference to Kava (however, without banning it in the U.S.), you may check with your healthcare provider, if this herb is good for you, which dosage exactly, and how long you should take it.

IN A NUTSHELL

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions in our industrialized society. Usually treated with synthetic drugs, beyond nature’s kingdom of herbs. In this blog, you learned about a sample of powerful herbs as a natural alternative.        

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All information stated in this blog are for your personal education, and not to replace the advice of your healthcare provider.All information stated in this blog are for your personal education, and not to replace the advice of your healthcare provider.