After a bright and full of summer impressions, most people begin to have an autumn melancholy. Sometimes a slight melancholic mood grows into a real depression. Fighting depression can and should be done! Here all methods are good. At the peak of popularity today is aromatherapy and relaxation through meditation. In any pharmacy you will be offered a large selection of drugs. Such drugs, as a rule, are quite expensive. But to cope with this disease will help people's remedies for depression.
Antidepressant plants
Almost all pharmacy products belong to homeopathy and contain antidepressant herbs in their composition. Due to the action of these herbs, treatment takes place. So why not buy or collect these herbs on your own and fight against depression with their help?
Here is a list of the main natural antidepressants and ways to prepare them:
- The most popular folk remedy for depression in medicine is St. John's Wort. This plant can also be used against colds in the autumn-winter period. People who experienced the effect of this plant, noted not only the improvement of mood, but the general rise of tone and vitality. Pour 1 cup of boiling water 2 tbsp. spoons of grass. The mixture should be heated on a water bath for at least half an hour. Then remove from heat and allow to stand for another 15 minutes. Take a decoction of St. John's wort in a third of a glass for half an hour before eating.
- In folk remedies against depression, valerian is very often used. This plant works like a tranquilizer. The tincture of valerian can be purchased at any pharmacy and it costs a penny. Very often in summer cottages cultivate valerian mint. Such tea is not only very tasty and has a unique smell, it has a beneficial effect on the nervous system and digestion processes.
- Another herbal antidepressant, which refreshes and raises the mood, is called borage medicine. This plant helps to fight with sadness and sadness.
- For the normalization of sleep, hops were used for a long time. Hops can be poured into a small cotton bag and put near the pillow before going to bed. A little hop can be brewed with tea at night.
How to use natural antidepressants?
Natural antidepressants surround us everywhere. There are many recipes for teas and tinctures for raising mood and normalizing sleep. Here are the recipes that will help cope with the blues and return the vitality:
- Almost every housewife in the kitchen has cinnamon. Pour 50 grams of cinnamon half a liter of vodka and put in a dark and dry place for three weeks. Periodically shake the bottle. After the mixture is infused, it must be filtered. Take this medicine you need half an hour before meals for 20-30 drops. The intake of tincture three times a day will help to cope with melancholia and restore vitality.
- To normalize sleep during depression, you can prepare a mixture of honey and tincture of propolis. Take one part of propolis and mix it with 9 parts of honey. Brew green or herbal tea before bed and take 2 teaspoons of this mixture. After a while your sleep will normalize and the mood will improve before your eyes.
- If you have to work in conditions of increased physical or mental stress, try
prepare a tincture from the root of the Leuzea. Take 100 g of finely chopped root and pour half a liter of 70% alcohol. Insist you need two weeks in a dry, dark place. Taking tinctures half an hour before meals within three weeks will save you from irritability and headaches. In a spoonful of water, add 20-25 drops. - Prepare yourself tea from the following herbs. Take 1 tsp. cornflower, 1 tsp. St. John's wort and 1ch. motherwort. Brew these herbs in 3 cups of steep boiling water and leave for 10-15 minutes. Next, put a pot of herbs on a small fire and simmer for another 20 minutes. After the broth cools down, it must be filtered. Take one third of the glass after eating. The course is 10 days, then we take a break for 10 days and repeat the course again. In two weeks you will feel a surge of energy and a better mood.