by Serge Taylor

Today Many people are looking for a natural method of treatment of anxiety and panic attacks. Fortunately there are a number of safe and effective herbal remedies for anxiety that are freely available.

One of the most powerful applications of herbal medicine in the treatment of anxiety is in the fortification of a stressed and weekend nervous system  Nervines are the name given to a particular group of herbs that act as nerve tonics.  In the case of long-term anxiety and panic attacks the nervous system will always be fragile and weekend. Using Nervine type herbs we can strengthen and create a more resilient nervous system. One of the benefits of working with anxiety and panic attacks in this way is that stronger meditations such as tranquillisers and sedatives are often unnecessary due to the fact that the nerve tonics have taken the edge off a considerable amount of stress and strain associated with the anxiety.

The following herbs have been used for centuries in the treatment of panic attacks and anxiety. Modern research is now beginning to validate what the traditionalists have known for years. That herbal remedies for panic attacks and anxiety work.

Oats: Are a very popular and ancient “herb” that people have been using the centuries to strengthen a weekend nervous system and to help in the treatment of anxiety and panic attacks. Oats can simply be taken as a breakfast cereal (make sure to use proper rolled oats rather than instant type) or can be taken in a more medicinal form such as oat tea, oat liquid extract or in the form of a pill or capsule.

Lemon Balm: With many years of empirical use and current research findings to support what traditional herbalists have always known, lemon balm is a safe and effective herbal remedy for anxiety and depression and the associated symptoms that anxiety sufferers experience such as insomnia and restless sleep, headaches, palpitations and breathing difficulties.

Passionflower: Is often the first choice of herbalists looking to treat nervous system conditions that affect the stomach and the heart. Abdominal cramps, bloating and indigestion and IBS along with palpitations and breathing difficulties that are very common symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks, can all be helped with passionflower. As a safe natural sedative, passionflower is often used for those anxiety sufferers who have sleeping difficulties as part of their symptom profile.

Skullcap: Is a very useful herbal remedy for treating anxiety that works on two levels. Firstly it has a gentle sedative action to relax and calm an agitated nervous system. Secondly it has a tonifying action that can strengthen and support an exhausted and debilitated nervous system that can often lead to various states of anxiety and depression.

Valerian: If a pharmaceutical manufacturer is going to name one of its products after a natural herbal remedy there’s a pretty good chance that that herbal remedy has gained a reputation of being very effective for the condition that it is trying to treat. In the case of Valerian (probably the most commonly known and widely used herbal remedy for anxiety and panic attacks) its reputation was such that the makers of Valium named their drug after it. Valerian has long been considered the traditional herbalists first choice herb for all conditions with a mental or emotional cause. The action of Valerian is very similar to that of Valium but that is where the similarities end as chemically they have nothing in common.

Valerian is typically used when sleeping problems are part of the overall symptom profile of the sufferer. For those whose anxiety and panic attacks do not include associated sleeping problems, while it is safe to take Valerian, it may not be as effective as some of the other herbs previously mentioned.

One of the major attractions in using herbal remedies for panic attacks and anxiety is that they are safe and relatively free of side-effects when used appropriately.  However there are certain situations where the use of these herbs may not be appropriate. Here are some of the main areas that you need to consider before taking herbal remedies such as those we have discussed.

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