My Favorite Relaxing Herbs
Copyright 1997 By Karen Bergeron
St. John's Wort: More info at
this link, also check the numerous links in this newsletter.
Basil: Smells absolutely
wonderful, Relaxing tea, Easy to grow annual .
Catnip
(Catmint): Relaxing, Helps digestion. Easy to grow from seed
or cuttings.
Ginseng:
Use only cultivated ginseng, wild ginseng is endangered.
Jewel Weed:
Anecdote for poison Ivy. Wash with tea or make a soap.
Lavender: Use a few drops essential oil in bath water to relax
and ease insomnia.
Anti-aphrodisiac. (Try lavender cologne on young dating
daughters!).
Lemon
Balm: Relaxing, Great lemon smell. A good one for
herbal pillows.
Passionflower:
Beautiful, antispasmodic, relaxant, helps with insomnia.
Personally, I find it to be a great mood enhance when under
stress. Allegedly will grow as a houseplant.
Rabbit
Tobacco: Tobacco substitute, everlasting flowers, grows wild
in sunny places.
Skullcap:
Possible Hypnotic, Bitter tea but I like the effect; especially
when concentration is needed. Also use before meditating.
Wild
Mountain Mint: Strong invigorating odor, Good tea for
congestion, also a natural carpet and closet freshener. Grows
wild in Tennessee.
