This article aims to help the reader in the rapid identification of natural remedies useful in the treatment of various symptoms, disorders and pathologies. For some of the listed remedies, this utility may not have been confirmed by sufficient experimental tests conducted with a scientific method. Furthermore, any natural remedy presents potential risks and contraindications.
If available, we therefore recommend that you click on the link corresponding to the individual remedy to learn more about the topic. In any case, we remind you of the importance of avoiding self-treatment and to consult your doctor beforehand to ascertain the absence of contraindications and drug interactions.
Deeply rooted in everyday vocabulary, stress represents the body's response to stimuli, called stressors, which tend to worsen its functional balance. These stimuli are quite varied and can be represented, for example, by noises, sounds, light, heat, cold, chemical additives, physical strains, viruses, bacteria, family tensions, disturbed relational dynamics, school commitments, neurotic anxieties and so on. If the organism and the mind manage to govern these stressors they represent a valid stimulus to the growth of the person, spurring them to find and enjoy successes and triumphs. Conversely, when stressors take over, the person unable to face them puts us back in health and quality of life.
Given the varied nature of stressors, the herbalist must necessarily provide diversified solutions to the problem of stress, in relation to the factors that triggered it and always bearing in mind that psychosocial stressors represent the greatest source of stress for modern man.
Useful medicinal plants and supplements against excessive stress
Useful plants against anxiety : Angelica, Lavanda, marjoram, mandarin, Melissa, Agnocasto, Chamomile, escolzia, marrubio, cariofillata, Passiflora, Valeriana rossa, hawthorn, rosemary, piscidia, lauroceraso, Salvia, kava kava. See also: herbal tea for anxiety.Useful plants against insomnia : Hawthorn, Chamomile, jasmine, Hypericum, Lavender, Liquorice, hops, Lemon Balm, Passionflower, Valerian, willow, linden, peppermint, elderberry, mistletoe, scion, oat, Chamomile, sweet clover, Birch, tormenting tilia, apricot, oats, basil, peach, pumpkin, 5-hydroxytryptophan, melatonin, theanine. See also: supplements against insomnia - herbal tea against insomnia.
Useful plants against depression : Eleutherococcus, oat, Hypericum, Valerian, Passionflower, Chamomile, linden, peppermint, hawthorn, elderberry, mistletoe, hops, kava kava. See sedative, anxiolytic plants.
Adaptogenic plants : Androgafis, Astragalus, Echinacea, Eleutherococcus, Mistletoe, Uncaria, Fucus, Cordyceps, Garlic, Aloe gel, Curcuma, Maca Andina, Ginseng, Withania, Brionia, Centella. See also immunostimulant drugs;
Plants against palpitations : (hawthorn)
See also the articles dedicated to the relationship between stress and physical activity: Stress and fitness - Breathing and stress - Stress and physical exercise - Stress and well-being - Stress and physical activity
