5 Effective Infusions To Treat Anxiety

The way we deal with these pressures will then allow us to deal with them with varying degrees of efficiency.

We need our own resources, psychological strength and outside help that allows us to relax.

We will therefore offer you, below, the best plants that can help you relieve mild anxiety, the one that comes to “bother” us frequently and that we must treat to prevent it from becoming a chronic problem.

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Evening primrose, the plant of women

You can find evening primrose in natural stores or specialized pharmacies.

It is also common to find it in capsule form, although it can be found ready-made in tea bags.

• Evening primrose is suitable for treating mild anxiety because its essential fatty acids regulate the activity of the nervous system.

• It is also ideal for facilitating digestion.  This is also very important when we are going through quite intense anxiety states, or when we are suffering from diarrhea or constipation.

• It allows us to detoxify the body.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons of dry evening primrose (30 g)
• 1 liter of water
• 1 teaspoon of honey (25 g)

Preparation

• It is very simple. You just need to infuse the evening primrose in the liter of water. Let it boil for 15-20 minutes and let stand another 10 minutes.
• Sweeten with honey and drink a first cup at breakfast, after lunch, in the middle of the afternoon and after dinner.

The benefits of Saint John’s herb

The herb of Saint John is a plant that has been used since ancient times to treat anxiety and depression.

In natural medicine, it is highly valued because its benefits have been endorsed by numerous studies, which claim that it is excellent for regulating seasonal affective disorder.

• She treats insomnia.
• It improves the symptoms of PMS as well as the symptoms associated with menopause.
• One can consume its extract (in essential oil or in capsules), which one finds in pharmacies or natural stores under the name of St. John’s Wort.
  The recommended daily amount of Saint John’s herb is between 200 and 300 milligrams.
• It can also be found in small sachets for making infusions. It is advisable to take 2 infusions per day and observe the progress generated.

An infallible combination: lemon balm and lavender

The combination of lemon balm and lavender will help us reduce anxiety and regulate palpitations and nervousness.

• They are very effective in balancing moderate anxiety states as well as improving rest at night.
• Lemon balm has a calming effect and helps reduce headaches and relax us.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon of lemon balm (5 g)
• A spoonful of lavender (5 g)
• 1 glass of water (200 ml)

Preparation

• You can find these two herbs ready to brew at any natural store.
  To make them, it is good to use a porcelain or earthenware teapot, because metal ones do not retain the essential oils of plants as well.
• Once the water has come to a boil, add the lemon balm and lavender to infuse for 15 to 20 minutes.
• The ideal is to take two cups a day, between meals.

White willow, a good remedy for anxiety

White willow was used in Ancient Greece as a pain reliever and an anti-inflammatory. In fact, its action is very fast and allows us, for example, to treat headaches and stomach aches and even fatigue.

• Its composition is similar to aspirin, and it has a sedative action that effectively treats mild anxiety. 

• You can find white willow in capsule form or in ready-to-brew sachets.

• You can take it once when you feel high pressure, or take two cups a day to prevent anxiety states.

• White willow is an antiplatelet agent. Therefore, if you have heart problems or have suffered from a heart attack, consult a doctor before consuming it. 

Passion fruit for anxiety

The use of passion fruit (or passionflower) as a treatment for anxiety is well known. You can find it in health stores or drugstores in the form of capsules, infusions or extracts.

This herb native to Southeastern North America is very useful in the treatment of anxiety disorders, in cases of insomnia and in regulating nervousness in people who are very anxious by nature.

The recommended doses for dealing with medium-low anxiety are as follows:

• 3 infusions per day with half a spoonful of the plant (2.5 g) in a glass of water (200 ml).
• Liquid extracts: 10 to 30 drops, 3 times a day.
• Tinctures: 10 to 60 drops, 3 times a day.