Calming herbs

In today’s world it seems that people have to deal with more and more stress in their life, whether it is at the work or at home. We have had the tendency over the years to take on more and more in the belief we can cope with it. Maybe that’s right in the short term but over time your body and mind will cripple. For a while we would seek the professional help from doctors and their magic pills to help us calm down and de stress us. Nearly all medication will have some sort of an effect on our bodies at some point in our life so surely going natural in your medication is a much better option. There is an array of calming herbs and teas that will help to take the edge off of you.

Calming Herbs called Nervines

This type of herb will assist the nervous system and help you to relax and relief your anxiousness. They work immediately after taking them. As mentioned, there are many different herbs you can take, but by finding your perfect herb that suits you one hundred percent will then give you the most help of course. Even when thinking about taking a natural medication it is always a good idea to speak to your doctor especially if you are already on a form of medication, or if you are pregnant or nursing or even if you have a medical condition of any type. The herbs can be located at your local supermarket or at a health food shop.

Scullcap herb, full name is Scutellaria lateriflora

If you are having spasms, this herb will help you to relax your gut. It also can help with restless legs syndrome. It is also helpful to those people that have signs of stress like jaw grinding and it has also been proven to assist with Parkinson’s disease. You should only use the fresh Scullcap although the frozen died kind is OK.

Avena Sativa

Another name for Avena Sativa is fresh oat herb. This herb is great for people that find they are on the breaking point of their stress limit as well as those of you that have a tendency to get wound up easily and quickly. If you suffer with muscle pain due to stress or find you have cravings or need to withdraw from something then this herb could be the right one for you. You should use the white tops of the herb and remember it is slow acting and will not provide immediate relief.