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| Treatment of Depression and Anxiety | Herbs and herbal supplements are applied for the treatment of depression among people, who cannot use pharmaceutical medications, because they observe adverse reactions to them. It you suffer from depression, it is quite beneficial to apply herbal remedies. To find out the cause of depression you should apply to your health care practitioner.
Anxiety disorder is effectively treated with herbal medicine.The side effect of herbal treatment for anxiety is possible dependency. Natural herbs for anxiety have a gentle action and usually do not lead to dependency, or side effects. Poor diet and stress are associated with anxiety. It is recommended to avoid the causes of anxiety for the improval of your health.
Pay attention to popular natural herbs for depression and anxiety.
St John’s Wort (Hypericum perferatum)
This herb is very popular among people who are interested in herbal medicine. St John’s Wort’s small yellow flowers and aerial parts cure mild to moderate depression and anxiety. Besides, St John’s Wort’s a gentle sedative and cures insomnia excellently.
Thanks to hypericin and hyperforin available in flowers the mood lifts. One should be careful if you are taking warfarin, digoxin and some drugs used to cure HIV (indinavir and nevirapine), chemotherapy medications such as irinotecan, and antihistamines, benzodiazepines and simvastatin. It is recommended to consult your health care practitioner, if you plan to use any new medication. Stop applying St John’s Wort before beginning a general anaesthetic.
Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata)
Passionflower has a beneficial effect on the body thanks to a tranquilising influence on the nervous system and it is used for the treatment of anxiety and insomnia. People do not get used to this herb, it is applied to achive alcohol, nicotine and opiate withdrawal. Thanks to the its gentle action it is used in the cure of insomnia caused with anxiety before applying Valerian.
Valerian Root (Valeriana officinalis)
Valerian root belongs to the most pungent herbs being applied. It has a strong smell and it is derived from the plant known as Valium. It belongs to potent calmatives, so one should be careful when applying valerian for more than three weeks for insomnia caused with anxiety. It can lead to drowsiness and the herb used for a long time leads to disrupt deep sleep and associated tiredness, even if you sleep the whole night.
Skullcap (Scutilaria lateriflora)
Skullcap is used if you suffer from nervous tension associated with long term stress, disease or fatigue; neuralgia, insomnia and depression. It can be used effectively if you need to achieve the withdrawal effects of anti-depressant medication and it treats headache, anxiety and mild pain. Skullcap is a nervous system tonic and it is applied to achieve relaxation. It may cause drowsiness.
Among other natural remedies used against depression there is vitamin B12. It is recommended to apply 800 mcg of folic acid supplementation every day and 1 mg of vitamin B12 for depression. Nerve pain, fibromyalgia, depression and anxiety can also be treated excellently with SAMe (S-adenosyl-methionine).
Before applying a herbal remedy for depression it is strongly recommended to consult a health care professional, because of its interaction with other medications.
Hops (Humulus lupulus)
It is used as a sedative and is frequently use with passion flower to make its action stronger to cure nervous tension and insomnia. One should be careful when prescribing hops for anxiety if depression is also included.
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