Best 7 Herbs to Treat Depression

 

Herbs To Treat Depression

Best 7 Herbs to Treat Depression

 Depression is the root cause for most of the health problems people face today. The researches reveal that even a 6 year old child goes through depression in life because of peer pressure, parent’s pressure to do well in academics and more. However, to treat depression make use of the below listed herbal remedies that works from inside your body to relieve you from this negative state. 

St. John’s wort – Depression? Then the first thing you must try is St. John’s wort. This natural herb is also known as Hypercom perforate. This yellow color flower grows all over the world and it is the best medicine for any kind of mental disorder people face. This flower is also anti-bacterial and anti-viral in nature hence it can not only soothe your mind but also treat if there is any viral or bacterial infection if your body is fighting. For those who have fever or ill, the amount of depression will be more, few sips of tea brewed from this herb can actually help in getting rid of chronic depression caused due to sickness. 

Garlic – 

• Garlic provides a tasty and aromatic relief from depression and stress. Including garlic in everyday food can reduce stress as it deals with nerves inflammation or sore muscles that cause body pain. 
• Not only depression but even insomnia and fatigue can be cured by consuming garlic. Roast garlic in butter and add them to your salad to treat depression with some tasty food.

 Saffron – 

• Saffron is used in desserts for centuries just to give a beautiful aroma, a pleasing color and also to regulate digestion. 
• The hidden secret behind using saffron in desserts is that it helps in fighting depression that caused by increased blood sugar level.
•  Usage of saffron can improve mood and also reduce major depression disorder in people. 

Kava kava – 

• Kava is used to relieve from stress and also to get rid of depression. 
• Kava leaves can be brewed into a fresh tea with little bit of chamomile, jasmine flowers and little bit of jiggery and can be sipped twice a day to improve mood and to fight depression.

Cardamom – 

• When you feel depressed after a tiring day at work, return home, add little cardamom pods to the boiling water and then add little sugar to it.
•  Now strain the tea and find a peaceful corner to sit, sip and enjoy this mood lifting drink. Cardamom can control increased blood pressure if you combine few grapes with the tea.
•  With reduced blood pressure your stress or depression also comes down.
• Cardamom tea can make you feel light and fresh. 

Ginger –

•  Guess what? The taste of ginger adds maximum freshness to your body that can lift your mood to help you get rid of depression.
•  When you feel low, you can sip a cup of hot ginger tea that is brewed using black tea powder, chunks of ginger and little bit of milk.
•  You can also add ginger chunks to boiling water along with peppermint leaves, strain the water and refrigerate it to drink it during hot summer days to refresh you. 

Turmeric – 

• To get rid depression caused due to seasonal changes and to get rid of jet lag, one can use turmeric. 
• This is why, ancient herbal remedies recommend adding more turmeric  to the food of new mothers as they go through a lot of post maternal depression which is really unhealthy for the mother as well the new born.
•  Turmeric had curcumin that stimulate the neuro-genesis process by increasing the amount of dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin in body. 
• Add turmeric to your everyday diet especially if you are a non-vegetarian who prefers to eat meat or fish so much. 
• Adding turmeric to the fried food enhances taste and also removes off any bacteria present in the food. 
• The heaviness of a meal is not felt if you add little turmeric to enhance the flavor of the food because heavy food increases depression level in a person.