Herbs against stress

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Sometimes the physiological response to the states of stress may not be enough, which is why the use of certain medicinal herbs turns out to be a great help to improve the ability of resistance, increase its performance and protect it from premature aging

These plants, for their innumerable properties, produce an overall improvement in physical and mental condition; and play a balancing effect on the immune, endocrine, nervous and on the cardio-circulatory.

What is stress?

Stress corresponds to a response of the organism adaptation, which is facing accelerated pace of life, insufficient rest, poor nutrition, psychological events that can cause anxiety, insomnia, irritability, difficulty concentrating, fatigue and depression.

The body defends itself by producing biological changes, hormonal, autonomic and immune in order to improve stamina. The adaptive response is highest in young people aged between 20-30 years, and is halved after 70 years.

When the period of stress is prolonged, the result is a constant sense of fatigue, weakness, low vitality; difficulty remembering and maintaining concentration decreased performance in the study and intellectual work. Often this condition is added to a style of life right, exposure to UVA and UVB rays, air pollution, to toxic substances (such as solvents, toxic minerals , heavy metals, pesticides, detergents), poor diet into salts minerals and vitamins and psycho-excessive physical fatigue, all factors that weaken the body aging it prematurely.

Adaptogenic herbs

The plant adaptogens support the body in case of stress and exhaustion, fatigue, periods of greater physical or intellectual work is required, and climatic or seasonal changes, as they increase the resistance to fatigue, regulating metabolic functions, and improve cognitive skills.

This category ginseng (Panax ginseng), a valuable aid to combat stress-related disorders, the rhodiola ( Rhodiola rosea), the Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus), and the Andean maca (Lepidium meyenii). These plants can also be useful for the decrease in libido and the sexual asthenia in both sexes.

These revitalizing properties and aphrodisiac properties are due to the presence of components stimulating effect on the endocrine glands, especially the adrenals, ovaries and testes.

Even the astragalus plant, one of the most important immunostimulants, for its adaptogens properties, is indicated to counteract fatigue, fatigue, and burnout. Its use is recommended to increase the performance of learning and memory, and improve sleep duration, by virtue of its relaxing effects.

Herbal sedative against stress

The sedative herbs are calming the nervous system, relaxing the muscles and help when stress is associated with nervousness, muscle tension, and insomnia.

These include the lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) and passionflower (Passiflora incarnate) are particularly suitable by virtue of the fact anxiolytic and antispasmodic, in the case of anxiety and feelings of anguish; in the forms of hysterical neurosis, phobic, obsessive and post-traumatic. Even the Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa), for its active ingredients, has the ability to inhibit the chemical mediator, responsible for the regulation of neuronal excitability in the nervous system, the feeling of relaxation and deep sleep.

Reducing the time needed to fall asleep and improved quality, valerian is indicated in sleep disorders and nervous sphere related to stress.

Antidepressant herbs

Stress can also lead to anxiety, insomnia, and depression when it is associated with nutritional deficiencies or events psychological nature. In these cases, it is recommended the griffonia, used with good results as a natural antidepressant, because it raises levels of serotonin and regulates the sleep-wake cycle (circadian rhythm). The use of Griffonia proved also useful for the control of the nervous hunger, linked to states of stress.