anxiety
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Vervain – Verbena officinalis
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$7.90 – $38.50Vervain’s reputation as a sacred plant dates at least to ancient Egypt, where it was thought to have sprung from the tears of the goddess Isis as she mourned the death of the God Osiris.
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Valerian – Valeriana officinalis
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$9.95 – $49.75Valerian has been used to ease insomnia, anxiety, and nervous restlessness since the second century A.D.
It became popular in Europe in the 17th century.
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Passion Flower – Passiflora incarnata
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$8.90 – $43.30Passion flower is a fantastic herb for supporting and relaxing the nervous system.
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Lime Flowers – Tilia cordata
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$12.50 – $56.75Lime flowers is a great herbal tea that has been used for centuries to help with heart palpitations, stress and high blood pressure.
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Licorice root – Glycyrrhiza glabra
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$6.70 – $32.50The botanical word for licorice means ‘sweet root’ and sweet root it certainly is.
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Lemon Balm – Melissa officinalis
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$11.80 – $57.60As a medicinal plant, lemon balm has traditionally been employed against conditions such as bronchial inflammation, earache, fever, flatulence, headaches, high blood pressure, influenza, mood disorders, palpitations, toothache and vomiting.
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Jasmine Flowers – Jasmine sambac
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$7.10 – $34.20Jasmine has been known since ancient times as the ‘Queen of Flowers.’
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Gotu Kola – Centella asiatica
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$9.25 – $39.95Gotu kola has been used to treat many conditions for thousands of years in India, China, and Indonesia.
It was used to heal wounds, improve mental clarity, and treat skin conditions such as leprosy and psoriasis.
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Damiana – Turnera diffusa
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$12.60 – $58.70I call Damiana the ‘Hip Herb’ as it works from the knees up and belly button down.
It is also hip because it relieves stress and anxiety as well as having potent aphrodisiac effects.
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Chamomile – Matricaria recutita
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$8.90 – $42.95Traditionally the flowers were boiled and drunk in tea form to cure aches and pains, as well as relieving frustration and impatience.
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Californian Poppy – Eschscholzia californica
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$13.30 – $64.80The Native Americans used California poppy for colic, sleeplessness and griping stomach pains.
It is often used to counter excitability and nervousness in children will great promise for hyperactive children.
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Bacopa Herb – Bacopa monnifera
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$9.95 – $49.90Traditionally Bacopa was used as a brain tonic to enhance memory development, learning, and concentration and to provide relief to patients with anxiety or epileptic disorders.
Bacopa is also known and the ‘Memory Herb.’ In ancient Ayurvedic Medicine it is called Brahmi and is touted to be ‘the best brain tonic in the world’.
