Winter Blues

Are you feeling a bit down as these darker nights draw in? Even if you're in the best of moods, the brain can find it hard to cope with reduced light levels, so everyone can benefit from a little help. A gentle way of increasing mood is with herbal remedies. There are lots of herbs thought to help in this way. The most popular being st. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum). Another very nice herb to consider is Damiana (Turnera aphrodisiaca).

Both have unique ways of working. St. John's Wort is the most popular treatment for Depression in Germany. It has been extensively studied by Commission E, which is the scientific advisory panel to the German government. St. John's Wort contains several chemicals, including hypericin, hyperforin, and pseudohypericin, which are thought to be the major sources of antidepressant activity.

St. John's wort appears to delay or decrease re-absorption of the neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin by nerve cells, thus it may keep more of these antidepressant neurotransmitters available for the body to utilize.

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Damiana leaves have long been used as an aphrodisiac and to boost sexual potency by the native peoples of Mexico, including the Mayan Indians and is used for both male and female sexual stimulation, increased energy, asthma, depression, impotence and menstrual problems. It works by increasing energy levels, and also by supplying more oxygen to the genital areas, this providing a potent sexual boost!!

The chemical composition of damiana is complex and all of the components have not been completely identified. However, the known make-up is 0.5-1% volatile oil, flavonoids, gonzalitosin, arbutin, tannin and damianin (a brown bitter substance). It also contains essential oils (containing cineol, cymol, pinene), cyanogenic glycosides, thymol and trace amounts of phosphorus.

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I take a few drops of Damiana tincture under the tongue morning and evening, and I feel buzzing with energy all Winter long!

Thank you for reading. See you next time...