Whats the Best Chinese Herbs for Depression & Anxiety?

Question

Does anybody have any links for good websites relating to chinese herbs

Answer 1

For anxiety, cutting caffeine and sugar will help, but you can also try a few supplements for added help. Some of the most popular natural products for stress are GABA, L-Theanine, Rhodiola Rosea, 5-HTP, and L-Tryptophan.

Some of the most popular natural products for helping with mood are St. John's Wort, SAMe, 5-HTP (or Tryptophan), Rhodiola Rosea, and some stress-relievers like GABA or L-Theanine can help, too.

I'm a bit surprised you specifically want Chinese herbs after all the media exposure over the past several months (since so many people are scared away from anything Chinese), but there are quite a number of them that can help for stress. They include Perilla leaves (Perilla frutescens), Cyperus rhizome (Cyperus rotundus), Chih-shih fruit (Citrus aurantium), Typhonium rhizome (Typhonium flagelliforme), Aurantium peel (Citrus aurantium), Bamboo sap (Phyllostachys nigra), Bupleurum root (Bupleurum chinense), Cnidium rhizome (Ligusticum wallichi), Gambir stem (Uncaria gambir), Hoelen sclerotium (Poria cocos), Ophiopogon root tuber (Ophiopogon japonicus), Ginger rhizome (Zingiber officinale), Ginseng root (Panax ginseng), Platycodon root (Platycodon grandiflorum), Tang-kuei root (Angelica sinensis), Coptis rhizome (Coptis chinensis), and Licorice root (Glycyrrhiza uralensis).

Aside from supplements, you can also try going out and doing things you enjoy, spending time with friends, or even having a good cry. If that's not enough to help, maybe talking it out with a trusted friend or an objective third-party person (like a counselor).

Just remember, even though you might feel bad, it's never as bad as it may feel. Everyone goes through tough times and we can all get through it... sometimes we just need a little extra help ;-) Good luck!

Answer 2

Here is a page with a list of herbal meds that can help

and the second one is homeopathic list that has what you are looking for ..here is to well being

peaceful-organic-planet dot com/medical-herbs.html

peaceful-organic-planet dot com/homeopathy.html