Another Three Antidepressant Herbs

The depressive illness can range from interfering with our usual activities and relationships (mild to moderate depression) to making it hard to relate or communicate with others or to do day-to-day tasks ( debilitating or severe depression). If you or someone you know has depression (mild, moderate or severe) it is important to seek professional health care. However, there are many things that the depressed person can do to help themselves - the information on herbal remedies provided in this article is particularly geared to what someone with mild or moderate depression.

There are many herbs that are able to help lift the spirits, help a person to relax and relieve stress (which is often at the base of depression). In this article I explore the herbs:

• lavender,
• lime (linden) blossom and
• rosemary

This wonderful herb has many uses, in food, cosmetics and medicines. The lavender oil should not be taken internally, but it can be inhaled, rubbed on the skin or used in baths. It has a wonderfully relaxing effect on mind and body. It is a good remedy for anxiety and depression, nervous and physical symptoms caused by stress, for example, headaches, palpitations and insomnia.

Lavender:

• has a stimulating effect as well so it is useful as a tonic for the nervous system in people who are suffering from nervous exhaustion.

• also has a relaxing effect on the digestive system where it soothes spasms, and colic related to tensions and anxiety.
• relieves distension, wind, nausea, indigestion and stimulates the appetite.
• has powerful antimicrobial properties that have been shown to be effective against bacteria such as diphtheria, typhoid, streptococcus and pneumococcus.
• is useful externally as a disinfectant for cuts and wound, sores and ulcers and in cases of eczema and acne.

Lime blossom (Tilia europaca). This plant is also known as linden blossom and lime flowers.

Lime blossom:

• makes a relaxing remedy that is a delicious infusion. It reduces nervous tension, anxiety depression and aids with sleep. It calms excitable restless children. It is also useful for conditions associated with tension such as tension headaches, period pains, colic and cramps.
• is a useful remedy for high blood pressure and atherosclerosis. This is because of the relaxation effects in combination with the bioflavonoids. It also relaxes the heart making it useful for palpitations, and coronary artery disease.
• is a diaphoretic when taken hot, thus increasing the blood supply to the skin. This makes it useful for reducing fevers, particularly in children. It will assist in the treatment of colds and flu and is particularly effective when combined with elder flowers.
• has a diuretic action when taken as a warm or cool infusion. This will assist in clearing toxins from the body through the urinary system.

Rosemary is an aromatic herb used to promote increased blood and lymph flow while helping to regulate mucous production. It also acts as a circulatory and nerve stimulant and is considered one of the most powerful natural remedies to strengthen the nervous system. This herb contains calcium and vitamins A and C, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and zinc.

Rosemary:

• is an antiseptic with antibacterial and antifungal actions which enhance the function of the immune system.
• increases the circulation to the skin, thereby causing perspiration. This makes it useful for bringing down a fever.
• has warming and stimulating effects which will clear phlegm from the head and chest, relieve coughs, colds and flu, catarrh, wheezing, bronchitis, and whooping cough. Its relaxant effects help to relieve spasms in the bronchial tubes in asthma.
• as a tonic for the heart, brain and nervous system. It does this by increasing the blood flow to the head.
• acts to relieve depression, anxiety, tension, exhaustion, lethargy, insomnia, and during convalescence for the elderly.
• is used for treating migraines and headaches.
• improves vitality and stimulates digestion. It relieves flatulence and distension, enhances appetite and increases the flow of digestive juices. It improves the flow of food through the digestive tract and assists in the absorption of nutrients. The bitters stimulate the liver and gallbladder increasing the flow of bile and aiding in the digestion of fats.
• acts as a rejuvenating tonic and is said to slow the aging process.
• acts as a stimulant to hair follicles and may therefore be useful in premature baldness.
• Rosemary oil is most effective for this use externally to ease muscle pain, sciatica and neuralgia.

Dr Jenny Tylee is an experienced health professional who is passionate about health and wellbeing. She believes that health is not just absence of disease and seeks to actively promote vitality and wellness through empowering others. She encourages those who are feeling depressed to seek help and join the Growerz depression program. Jenny also owns Health Product Site and Safe Colon Cleansing. The healthproductssite has vitamin, minerals and herbs which can assist with depression and safecoloncleansing provides information on detoxifying the body which has been shown to be beneficial in depression.

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