Natural Herbs to Help Anxiety

Naturla Herbs can be used both in combination with prescribed medications and alone in helping to treat the symptoms of anxiety disorder. Nature has offered for centuries a variety of herbs to help sooth the overwhelming feeling of anxiety.

First let's define some of the symptoms of anxiety so that you know and understand what you may be going through. Anxiety can make you feel nervous, feel like your heart is racing, have sweaty palms, inability to sit for long, you may have dizzy spells, problem sleeping and in the midst of a panic attack you may feel like you are quite ill and in danger.

Experiencing these symptoms can be scary and calming down can be extremely difficult. One of the first things that will help in the midst of anxiety will be long, slow and deep breaths. Once the initial anxiety passes them try using these herbs, either singularly or together to help you in calming your anxiety:

Valerian is a great natural herb to help with your anxiety symptoms. It is calming and has properties that will help you ease into a better night's sleep. This particular has been a favorite for a long, long time primarily because it is mild and safe for most people..

Ginseng has been shown to help clear and improve thinking in the brain. It has been proven that using ginseng improves your ability to perform math problems, to retain new material, gives you faster response time and accuracy. This clear thinking helps to reduce overall anxiety and restore a sense of calm.

Kava Kava have a direct effect on our central nervous systems and that helps us to get a really good night's sleep. This natural herb has a sedative effect and is absorbed very quickly into the body, so the calming effect is very fast. Just as the effect is fast, it has a short half-life, so you will not feel drugged the next day.

Lavender, a personal favorite, has a delicate floral scent that is found by many to be very soothing. You can get lavender in lotions, shower gels, linen sprays, potpourri and teas. It has a balancing effect on the body that helps ease tension and settle down overloaded emotions.

L-theanine is another natural herb that is known to have a significant anti-anxiety properties and effects on the central nervous system. It is actually an amino acid derivative of Green Tea. L-theanine works well and is neither habit-forming nor addictive. Check the labels to make sure that what you are taking contains 98% or 99% pure L-theanine for best results with your anxiety.

Natural Herbs for anxiety are safe when used according to published guidelines. They can help to calm you down in times of anxiety and allow you to sleep and heal. Natural herbs have been used for thousands of years and the benefits are well documented.