Herbal Harmony: Managing Anxiety and Panic Naturally

Herbal harmony: managing anxiety and panic naturally. I believe most of the time that herbs are better than Big Pharma meds because of the awful side effects from meds.

Altogether, there is always one side effect that is the worst to deal with. Plus when using herbs, you’re putting a natural substance in your body.

That’s why I switched to microdosing rather than keep poisoning myself with synthetic substances like pills. Basically, I’m tired of feeling ‘brain fog’ all the time.

Therefore, I’m joining the many ranks of people who are fed up with pills and are switching to something natural. Your body accepts herbs better than made-up pills.

Here is a list of herbs that help with anxiety, stress, and sleep.

Why Calming Herbs For Anxiety?

Why do you need these?

Because we are STRESSED in the modern world….

Too many sensory inputs, and task overload!

Emphatically, wireless radiation, noise pollution, artificial light, traffic, alarms, text alerts and rushing are all perceived as dangers (stress) by our ancient nervous systems.

Undoubtedly, we evolved to be alert to any change in our environment, as any change could be fatal. We’re on permanent alert! We can’t sleep, we feel anxious and we struggle with ADHD.

Bottom line: we need to soothe our brain and nerves to let them know we’re not in danger.

Herbal harmony: managing anxiety and panic naturally. Therefore, only in safety can we sleep, heal, laugh and enjoy life.

Comparatively, here are 5 calming herbs for anxiety, sleep and stress. They can be safely combined with each other and taken frequently.

At any rate, here’s how to select the best herbs for anxiety, sleep, stress and ADHD. Here are my favorite herbs for anxiety, sleep and stress.

Use these herbs separately or in combinations. Get to know them individually and take them frequently, even daily.

5 Calming Herbs for Anxiety, Sleep and Stress

PASSION FLOWER

Passion Flower herbs for anxiety, sleep and calming

Herbal harmony: managing anxiety and panic naturally. Consequently, Passion Flower is the most popular herb in clinics and online stores. Passion Flower is particularly good when you’re “tired but wired”, unable to shut down the mind or body.

How it works:

Chiefly, Passion Flower boosts your brain’s production of GABA – our main calming neurotransmitter.

GABA helps with pain, muscle tension, overly rapid thinking, restless legs, anxiety, ADHD, anger, digestion and much more.

Generally, Passion Flower tincture in Glycerin is in online stores. You can find it in capsules but many people prefer self-dosing the tincture.

A full capsule might be too sedating during the day or too much for help getting back to sleep in the middle of the night.

However, Passion Flower tea is a milder option.

When to take it:

Any time, day or night. This is the King of herbs for anxiety, sleep, and relaxing the mind or body.

Even more, it can be taken long-term without addiction and is safer than prescription anxiety drugs. Keep it in your purse, kitchen, your teen’s backpack and beside the bed.

Hence, dose 10 to 50 drops as needed, including at 3 AM when you wake up too early.

VALERIAN ROOT

By and large, Valerian Root is a famous herb for anxiety, sleep and calming.

Subsequently, Valerian is well known for its sedating properties. It has a strong smell and taste, so don’t buy the tincture. But if you need a good sleep, a capsule of Valerian is worth a try.

Valerian can make you a bit groggy on arising, but the deep sleep it helps provide can be restorative. Try small doses at first by emptying out some of the capsule.

Also, Valerian Root is good for pain and muscle tension, and in smaller doses can help ADD and ADHD.

Identically, it works on a different GABA receptor than Passion Flower and has complex properties we don’t fully understand.

Herbal harmony: managing anxiety and panic naturally. Valerian Root extract can be in gel caps. Moreover, stick with premium herb companies and keep herbs tightly capped and in dark cabinets. Replace them at expiration date.

CALIFORNIA POPPY

Meanwhile, California Poppies are herbs for anxiety and sleep. Great for kids too.

California Poppy has mild sedating and sleep-promoting action. Particularly, it’s great for relaxing and mild anxiety and safe enough for children.

Basically, it works with the GABA neurotransmitter, providing some of the benefits of prescription anxiety medicines without the fear of addiction or toxicity.

California Poppy tea is milder than the tincture and great for stress support at work or school. Also, it can help hypertension if taken daily.

Henceforth, if you need help getting to sleep or staying asleep, take the tincture. It’s stronger. It won’t harm you, so experiment with the dose. Try 30-40 drops 2-3 times daily.

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As with all 5 of these calming herbs, California Poppy combines well with others. They have different effects so experiment and mix and match your favorites.

CHAMOMILE FLOWERS

Notwithstanding, Chamomile has a long history of soothing the body, mind and tummy.

In brief, the flowers provide Chamomile flowers in making a calming herbal tea for relaxation nervine support, working directly on the nervous system.

Taking Chamomile as an extract, tea or tincture several times a day. In any event, it helps reduce the tensions of the day, making it easier to rest, sleep or focus.

It won’t induce sleep like Valerian Root, so it’s safe enough to drink during the day or evening.

Overall, Chamomile helps restlessness, colic and irritability in children and its mild taste and aroma are pleasant.

Try adding a bit of organic fruit juice to make the taste and color your child prefers.

Obviously, if you’re severely allergic to Ragweed, don’t take Chamomile during Ragweed season. It’s generally not an issue for most people.

It’s useful for heartburn, pain, colic, cramps, and so much more.

Herbal harmony: managing anxiety and panic naturally. Likewise, try Chamomile tea for calming once or twice daily, or the tincture 30 drops 3 times a day. This one is alcohol-free. The extract works the best.

SKULLCAP

For the most part, Skullcap is well known for muscle tension and anxiety, particularly where you feel you need it.

Skullcap herb is a traditional herb for sleep and anxiety. You have to move your body in order to get that tension out. It helps tension headaches and is great for sleep.

The tea, the tincture and the capsules all work. In general, I prefer tinctures for flexibility with dosing.

Thus, calming Skullcap flowers are a different species than the Skullcap root used in Chinese Medicine.

Therefore, you might see the root used for infections, bleeding or Hepatitis. The Skullcap you’ll find most frequently will be the common species Scutellaria lateriflora, using it for anxiety.

Skullcap can have a bitter taste, but the effects are worth it!

8 Best Herbs for Panic Attacks That Work

KAVA KAVA

Herbal harmony: managing anxiety and panic naturally. The Kava Kava herb has potent tranquilizing and relaxing properties. Hence; making it a great natural remedy for anxiety and panic attacks.

In patricular, various scientific findings indicate that the natural herbal remedy can be taken to alleviate nervousness, muscle tension, headache, and insomnia.

These are all common panic attack symptoms. In sum, Kavalactones are a special group of compounds in the Kava Kava herb.

Simultaneously, these compounds are scientifically proving to contain powerful sedative properties.

Usually taking Kava Kava to induce sleep and to even cause euphoria (a sudden state of happiness) is the reason why it is so popular

Multiple scientific studies indicate that the Kava Kava herb is as effective in managing panic attacks as some popular benzodiazepines.

It is, however, important to note that the natural herbal remedy does not cause the common side effects that are caused by such drugs.

HOPS

Unquestionably, the flowers of the “Humulus lupulus” plant (hops) contain powerful sedative properties. That help to induce sleep (almost immediately) upon consumption.

In this case, the herbal remedy can be consumed to overcome the fear and restlessness that panic attacks cause.

Since panic attacks are often triggered by a significant decrease in GABA levels which is usually followed by an increase in the body’s stress levels.

The Hops herb prevents this by increasing GABA levels. While also working to decrease the body’s overall stress levels.

According to a scientific study published in the “Public Library of Science,” the natural herbal remedy contains certain bitter resins that work to increase GABA levels.

Whereas, this then inhibits the production of neurotransmitters that are known to trigger restlessness, anxiety, irritability and nervousness.

These are all common panic attack symptoms.

GREEN TEA

Herbal harmony: managing anxiety and panic naturally. Green tea contains L-theanine (a special type of amino acid). It’s been scientifically proven to alleviate panic attacks, improve mood and reduce anxiety.

This amino acid works to reduce anxiety due to its ability to calm the body and sharpen the mind.

Green tea is not a natural herb per se but is a type of infusion that is made from the leaves of the “Camellia sinensis” herbal plant.

A 2009 scientific study published in the “American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)” journal.

In truth, this revealed that Green tea’s anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) effects can be boosted by combining the herbal remedy with midazolam (a popular type of benzodiazepine).

BLUE SKULLCAP

In this case, the “Scutellaria lateriflora” herb, which is mostly used to manage and treat anxiety can also alleviate panic attacks.

Using this particular herb has been traditionally been a potent sedative for centuries.

Hence, the flavonoids found in this herb have been scientifically proven to reduce the body’s excitatory representations.

It does so through interfering with how the body’s serotonin (mood stabilizer hormone) works.

Undoubtedly, Blue Skullcap can put you to sleep almost immediately when taken in relatively high doses.

Also, taking this natural herb remedy can relieve convulsions, anxiety and nervous tension.

LEMON BALM

Herbal harmony: managing anxiety and panic naturally. On the positive side, Lemon Balm is a favorite among herbalists for its soothing properties.

On the whole, Lemon balm is a prizing herb for promoting relaxation and sleep. That’s one of the primary uses for lemon balm if you have trouble falling asleep at night.

I tried everything I could to re-program my body to sleep more soundly, and lemon balm made a big difference.

Thus, if you’re a restless sleeper, or you wake and have trouble falling back asleep, please try some lemon balm and see if it helps.

This herb, also known as Melissa officinalis, is a member of the mint family and has been used for over 2,000 years.

Lemon balm contains rosmarinic acid,finding it to have anxiolytic effects, meaning it can help reduce anxiety.

You can consume lemon balm in tea or capsule form. Additionally, studies have shown that lemon balm can interfere with the binding of certain enzymes, including GABA, which can help reduce feelings of anxiety.

Additional benefits for Lemon balm

On the positive side, some of the top herbal uses for lemon balm:

Firstly, Lemon balm has antiviral properties and recommending it for treating cold sores is popular. It may help with other viruses as well.
Lemon balm may relieve menstrual cramps and headaches.
Lemon balm may help with indigestion and nausea.
Fourthly, some people find lemon balm helps ease stress and anxiety.
Lemon balm is being studied as a treatment for type 2 diabetes.
Additionally, Lemon balm might also have benefits for heart health.
One small study suggests that a benefit of lemon balm is improving cognitive function.
Lastly, Lemon balm essential oil has many medicinal uses as well, and has been studied for alleviating dementia symptoms, skin conditions, and more.

CHAMOMILE

It is also an effective treatment against fever and digestive issues along with its positive effect on the nervous system.

On the whole, it aids in anxiety, tension, stress, and many other mental health issues that plague our modern way of living.

Use dried flowers and add along with soaking salts for a detoxifying and de-stressing bath experience.

Medicinal uses:

Firstly, stress/anxiety/relaxation
Soothes nerves
Eases anxiety
Fourthly, helps with stress
Helps with insomnia
Helps with irritability
In addition, helps with tension
Calms migraines and headaches, neuralgia, toothache and earache
Contains spiroether, a strong antispasmodic, eases tenses muscles and period pain
Lastly, relieves menstrual cramps

Benefits:

Firstly, safe herb, good all-rounder
Essential for your herbal remedies kit or cabinet
Great medicine for a wide range of disorders
Fourthly, the essential oil is antimicrobial and relaxant
Infusions can help with indigestion, nausea and diarrhoea
Safe for children
Good for insomnia (take before bed)
Lastly, calming for inflamed skin and skin cuts

LAVENDAR

Herbal harmony: managing anxiety and panic naturally. For centuries, people have used lavender to relieve stress and anxiety. To emphasize, Lavender essential oil is thought to have a calming effect that can help you relax and reduce feelings of unease.

You can use lavender in several ways, including as a tea, essential oil, or in a sachet. Provided that, there’s even some scientific evidence that the scent of lavender can help you sleep more soundly.

HOLY BASIL

Holy Basil, also known as Tulsi in India, is an ancient herb that has been used for centuries to promote overall well-being.

To begin with, it contains powerful antioxidants which can help reduce inflammation and stress.

To conclude, studies suggest that Holy Basil can increase dopamine levels in the brain which helps regulate anxiety levels.

Sum It All Up

Herbal harmony: managing anxiety and panic naturally. Summing up, natural herbs have many medicinal uses especially for anxiety and panic attacks.

Also, a good portion of them will also help you sleep which is helpful when you’re dealing with anxiety.

If you want the same outcome as with meds without the terrible side effects, then try some of these herbs. It’s all natural.

Therefore, Big Pharma is not going to like me, but they can stick there meds where the sun doesn’t shine.

To begin with, I would like to promote micro dosing also. It’s another alternative to meds. I’m supposed to get my shipment today, so I can try it soon.

To emphasize, I’ve heard a lot of good info about it from various comments that I have received. People have used it for a variety of physical and mental disorders and swear by it.

Then again, my hope for the future is that more people in society relaize that they can use natural herbs and micro dosing in the future than popping a synthetic pill with bad side effects. Until next time…

Articles About Natural Herbs For Anxiety

-Herbal Treatment For Anxiety: Is It Effective?

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/generalized-anxiety-disorder/expert-answers/herbal-treatment-for-anxiety/faq-20057945

-A Dietitian’s Picks of the 6 Best Herbs to Help Manage Anxiety

https://www.healthline.com/health/anxiety/herbs-for-anxiety

-How to Use Herbs for Anxiety and Stress

https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/herbs-for-stress-recipe

Have a Good One,

Cindee Murphy, One Voice In The Vastness Of Emotions

“No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. So, no need to be anybody but oneself.” —Virginia Woolf

“Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency. Nothing is that important.” —Natalie Goldberg

“Anxiety is a thin stream of fear trickling through the mind. If encouraged, it cuts a channel into which all other thoughts are drained.” —Arthur Somers Roche

“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” —Deepak Chopra