Best Natural Anxiety Supplements & Herbs for Mental Health

By The Mother Earth News Editors
Updated on November 1, 2023
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Learn about the five best natural anxiety supplements to combat stress, anxiety, and depression.

MOTHER raised the subject of natural supplements to combat stress, anxiety and depression recently with Dr. Richard Firshein, an expert in nutritional research and medicine. He agreed to give us the lowdown on five of the more talked about natural mood boosters: St. John’s wort, ginkgo, kava, tyrosine and SAM-e.

Best Natural Anxiety Supplements and Herbs

  • St. John’s wort: An herb of the genus Hypericum, St. John’s wort is characterized by its tiny, five-petaled yellow flowers. Named for John the Baptist, tradition called for the herb to be collected on St. John’s Eve (June 23) to ward off evil spirits and to be used in medicinal tinctures.
  • Ginkgo: An ornamental tree native to eastern China, with fan-shaped leaves and yellow fruit, ginkgo now grows in many countries worldwide, including the United States. Ginkgo’s earliest known medicinal use dates back to 2800 B.C., when members of the royal court were reportedly instructed to eat the leaves to combat senility.
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