Calm Nerves with Cornflower

Place 4-5 blossoms of cornflower in 1 cup of boiling water. Allow to steep 10 minutes. Strain and sweeten with honey. Used after strokes, cornflower tea is said to aid in returning the use of your limbs if used regularly.

Exhaustion and Tension Ease—Lavender Tea

This is good for exhaustion and tension. Pour 1 cup boiling water over 1 teaspoon dried lavender flowers. Cover and steep 15 min­utes. Strain and sweeten. This is a drink for people to relax after work. This is a favorite of my daughter’s. She uses it quite frequently.

Highly Agitated State—Woodruff or Sage Tea

Pour 1 cap boiling water over 1 teaspoon sweet woodruff or 1 tea­spoon sage to bring immediate sense of calm. Let steep 15 min­utes. Strain and sweeten. I like the taste of the sweet woodruff tea better than the sage. Both are effective and either can be used for the same fast relief.

Hysteria

To calm the patient, have them drink tea made from a bay leaf. Pour 1 cup boiling water over 2 bay leaves. Remove the leaves after steeping 10 minutes and sweeten with honey.

Nervous Anxiety that Leads to Heart Palpitations

Pour 1 cup boiling water over 1 teaspoon of dried lemon balm. Let steep 10 minutes. Strain and sweeten. This is a very pleasant-tasting tea. I like to add the lemon balm leaves to other teas just for the taste alone. And the added benefits of being a great relaxant are a plus in treating any illness.

Nervous Headache Reliever

Macerate 1 tablespoon of violet leaves and add to 1 cup of boil­ing water. Steep 10 minutes. Strain and sweeten with honey. This is said to quicken the intellect. I drink this lot because of the vitamin A content. Knowing I am getting extra vitamins is enough of a kick for me, and I enjoy it that much more.

Nervous Headache Skullcap Blend Relief

This is very good for nervous headaches. Mix 1 cup each of dried skullcap, sage, and peppermint. To use, pour 1 cup boiling water over 1 teaspoon of herb mixture. Cover and let steep 10 minutes. Strain and sweeten. Drink warm as needed. Skullcap is especially effective in dispelling headaches. It relaxes the whole system and is non-addictive.

Nervous Tension Calmer

Vivid blue flowers are typical of many of the best nerve herbs and skullcap is one of them. Chop ½ cup of the leaves and flow­ers and add to 2 cups of boiling water. Steep the blend for 15 minutes. Sweeten with honey and drink several cups a day. It can be used to treat epilepsy, convulsions, and any involuntary trembling of the limbs. Skullcap is also used during drug or alcohol withdrawal to lessen symptoms of withdrawal.

Pain Killer—Make Your Own

Soak ½ teaspoon of dried willow bark in 2 cups cold water overnight. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Strain, cool, and bottle. Dosage is ¼ cup, to be sipped slowly as needed for pain.

This really does work. It can be added to juices or teas if you wish. Often, people are surprised that it works so fast. It’s not so surprising when you remember that willow served as our first aspirin. Willow contains salicylates and was used as a pain killer until 1853. It was then taken from folk medicine and mass produced by a German chemist. In 1893, another German chemist, working for the Bayer Company, came up with the aspirin we now use. Aspirin’s ingredients now come from coal tar and petroleum products. We use about 100,000 tons of aspirin a year worldwide and it has become a favorite to treat many disorders or discomforts.

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