Traditional Chinese medicine provides a selection of herbal remedies for anxiety, according to Healthcommunities.com. Chinese herbs help to heal physical ailments and relax the mind, helping to treat anxiety disorders such as panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, phobias, and generalized anxiety disorder. Traditional Chinese medicines are strongly connected to the spirit, as proponents of the treatments believe your mind and body are the sources, so they developed the herbs to cure anxiety using conventional ingredients.
Ginseng
The Chinese herbal medicine, ginseng, has gained popularity in Western countries because of its nontoxic nature. According to Iampanicked.com, ginseng is a popular treatment for anxiety, as it has stimulant properties that help reduce stress. Ginseng is a relaxing agent that helps enhance overall health, maintain emotional balance, and reduce tiredness to make you more energetic. Ginseng can be taken in different forms, including drinking it as a tea, adding it to food or taking it as a supplement.
Kava-Kava
Kava-kava works quickly to help treat anxiety disorders, improve stress disorders, reduce nervous tension and help with feelings of restlessness, according to PubMed.gov. Kava-kava helps decrease anxiety without jeopardizing mental sharpness, and is effective, well-tolerated and nonaddictive. For best results, consume kava-kava in tea form to help curb anxiety attacks. It can also be found in the form of beverages, extracts, capsules, tablets and topical solutions.
Passion Flower
According to MentalHelp.net, passion flower is effective for treating generalized anxiety disorder. Passion flower contains many active ingredients including maltol and ethymaltol, which have strong anti-anxiety effects. Maltol and ethymaltol help to regulate the central nervous system to produce a calming effect, while also decreasing muscle spasms. Passion flower taken as an alternative to prescription drugs is available in pill form, as a dried flower, which can be used to make your own herbal tea or in extract form.
References
- Healthcommunities.com: Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment
- Iampanicked.com: Tilt Towards The East! Use Chinese Medicines For Anxiety Disorders!
- PubMed.gov: Kava-kava and anxiety: growing knowledge about the efficacy and safety.
- MentalHelp.net: Integrative Therapies for Anxiety - Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnata)
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