Depression
bearberry recommended
Release and Relax Roll On
100% Organic
The Release and Relax Roll On is designed to help you unwind, let go, and relax. This formula provides a soothing sedative oil blend with essential oils specifically for calming nerves.
To use simply roll on. The best locations for application are the temples, behind the earlobes, neck, inside of wrists and arms, and the arch area of the foot.
Ingredients: Sweet Almond Oil with Essential Oils of Lavender, Myrtle, Spearmint, Clary Sage, Lemon, Frankincense, and Marjoram.
Anxiety Tincture
Ingredients: Organic Herbs including St. Johns Wort, Skullcap and passion flower. Extracted using distilled Ethyl Alcohol (40-60% by volume).
Adults take 20-30 drops of extract in a small amount of water or juice 3 times daily between meals.
Warnings
Shake well before using. Not to be used during pregnancy or lactation. If you have a medical condition or take medications, please consult with your doctor before use.
Keep away from children. Consult your health care professional before use.
The information presented herein by Bearberry Essentials is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own healthcare provider.
Cabin Fever Cure (SAD)
$3.00 for 10 individual tea bags
Seasonal Affective Disorder or “Cabin Fever” as some call it can be a serious and lead to depression. If you're like most people with SAD, your symptoms start in the fall and continue into the winter months, sapping your energy and making you feel moody. The remedy is exercise, as much sun as possible and a warm cup of tea. Based on Hundreds of years of Herbal tradition, this special blend of Ginkgo, Mellissa, Oat tops, Spearmint and St, John’s Wort lifts the mood and refreshes both mind and body.
Use in persons with coagulation disorders should be under the supervision of a qualified healthcare practitioner.
Not to be used during phototherapy. May decrease the blood levels of certain orally administered drugs. Consult a qualified healthcare practitioner before taking with medications.
General: We recommend that you consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications.
Information provided is based on historical and traditional use of herbs and is for educational purposes only
This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Let it Go Herbal Relaxation Tea
$3.00 for 10 individual tea bags
Have you had a rough day? Ready to just sit back, relax and unwind. This tincture is formulated using herbs traditionally used to promote relaxation, rest, calm, and peace of mind including, Catnip, Chamomile, Lavender, Licorice root, Passionflower, Peppermint, Rosemary, Spearmint and Stevia.
Persons with allergies to other members of the Asteraceae family (such as feverfew, chamomile, or Echinacea species) should exercise caution as allergic cross-reactivity to Asteraceae plants is common.
Not for use in pregnancy except under the supervision of a qualified healthcare practitioner.
Not for use in persons with hypertension, liver disorders, edema, severe kidney insufficiency, low blood potassium, or heart disease except under the supervision of a qualified healthcare practitioner.
We recommend that you consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications.
Information provided is based on historical and traditional use of herbs and is for educational purposes only.
This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
essential oils
Clary Sage Essential Oil
15 ml (1/2 Ounce)
30 ml (1 Ounce)
100% Pure Organic Clary Sage Essential Oil
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Clary Sage (Salvia sclarea) is native to the Mediterranean and to Northern Africa. Clary Sage oil is known to have many benefits and the scent is often used in perfumes. However, it is capable of much more than just adding a pleasant aroma. The Clary Sage offers euphoric sensations, increasing joy, confidence, and even sexual drive while combating stress and depression.
Patchouli Essential Oil
100% Pure Organic Patchouli Essential Oil
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Often associated with the hippies and the 1960s, the fragrance of Patchouli Essential Oil is rich, earthy and grounding. The insecticidal and insect repellent properties of this oil have been known for many years, particularly as it was used in the protection of clothes and fabrics from insects. The medicinal attributes of Patchouli Essential Oil can be attributed to its properties as an antidepressant, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, aphrodisiac, astringent, cicatrisant, cytophylactic, deodorant, diuretic, febrifuge, fungicide, insecticide, sedative and tonic substance.
Vanilla Essential Oil
Orange Essential Oil
Orange oil is extensively utilized in aromatherapy as it helps soothe tensed muscles as well as depression. It can also be useful in maintaining a youthful appearance when applied externally. It has anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antidepressant, antispasmodic, and diuretic properties.
Tinctures
Valerian Root Herbal Extract
Valeriana officinalis Extract: 1:4 50%
6.00 per Ounce
History: Valerian Root has been used medicinally for over 2000 years in both Europe and Asia as a sedative and cure for insomnia. Pedanius Dioscorides, a Greek physician, described the healing abilities of the root as early as 40 AD; while Hippocrates, the Greek physician who is known as the father of modern medicine, prescribed Valerian Root to Alexander the Great. Valerian Root eventually came to North American as a transplant and has since been used by many Native American Indian tribes. The Blackfoot Indians used Valerian to treat stomach problems, and the Hompson Indians of western Canada used it to treat cuts and wounds.
Uses: relief of tension, insomnia, cramps, depression
Active Ingredients: valerianic acid, isovlerianic acid borneol, pinene, camphene, volatile alkaloids
Actions: sedative, hypnotic, anti-spasmodic, hypotensive, carminative, aromatic, nervine
Ingredients: Organic Milk Thistle Seed, and twice distilled ethyl alcohol (100 proof)
Warnings
Keep away from children. Consult your health care professional before use.
The information presented herein by Bearberry Essentials is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.
herbs
Lobelia Leaf, Wild Crafted
Lobelia inflata
Also known as: Asthma Weed, Bladderpod, Emetic Herb, Gagroot, Herbe à Asthme, Indian Tobacco, Lobelia inflata, Lobélie, Lobélie Brûlante, Lobélie Enflée, Lobélie Gonflée, Pukeweed, Tabac Indien, Vomit Wort, Wild Tobacco.
$2.50 per ounce
Named after Matthias de Lobel, a 17th century botanist, Lobelia is known as Indian Tobacco because it contains lobeline. Lobeline is believed to have a chemical make up similar to nicotine and was therefore used as an alternative to tobacco. In the 19th century, Lobelia was also used as a medicinal herb to induce vomiting, thus removing harmful poisons from the body.
The name Indian Tobacco was assigned because the Native American people smoked dried leaves of the plant. Historically, the Native Americans were very creative and efficient in using the Lobelia plant for medicinal purposes. The Iroquois used the root to treat leg sores, venereal diseases and ulcers. The Cherokees used a poultice of the root for body aches. They also used the plant for boils, sores, bites and stings. Considered a plant to cure asthma, phthisic (lung disease), croup and a sore throat, it was also used to discourage the presence of gnats. The Crows made use of it in religious ceremonies.
Lobelia inflata continues to be used for medical purposes today. Studies indicate that lobeline, its main active compound, may protect against depression, help treat drug addiction, and improve memory and concentration
Vervain
Verbena officinalis
Also known as Blue Vervain, Common Verbena, Common Vervain, Enchanter's Plant, European Vervain, Herb of Grace, Herb of the Cross, Pigeon's Grass, Pigeonweed, Simpler's Joy, Turkey Grass
History: There is nothing overwhelmingly unique about the appearance of Vervain. However, the plant has been used for centuries as a medicinal herb and was even used as ritual plant in Roman temples and homes and as an ingredient in charms, spells, and potions. Over the years Vervain has been used as a remedy for snake and insect bites, diarrhea, bleeding colds, fevers, and skin disorders.
Medicinal actions: Parasympathomimetic, anti-spasmodic, mild analgesic, nervous system tonic, bitter, emmenagogue.
Medicinal use: A digestive tonic that increases secretion of saliva, HCl, pancreatic enzymes, increased bile secretion and gall bladder contractility, and increased intestinal motility. Verbena is a mild choleretic and hepatic stimulant. It is useful in irritated, depressed states. It will tone and strengthen the whole nervous system while relaxing any tension or stress. It can be used to ease depression and melancholia, especially when this follows illness such as influenza.
Saint Johns Wort
Hypericum perforatum
History: St. John's Wort is historically used by Greeks, Romans, and early Christians to banish evil, demons, and witchcraft. However, is was also known to ancient for its ability to heal bruises and wounds quickly. Later, St. John's Wort was used as a agent calming agent combat depression and anxiety. Once it was transplanted to North America, Natives used the plant for reptile bites, cramps, or superficial wounds.
Modern Use: the Commission E approved the internal use of St. John's wort for psychovegetative (psychoautonomic) disturbances, depressive moods, anxiety, and nervous unrest. Oily Hypericum preparations are approved for dyspeptic complaints. External use of oily preparations of St. John's wort is approved for treatment and post-therapy of acute and contused injuries, myalgia, and first-degree burns.
ESCOP indicates its use for mild to moderate depressive states, restlessness, anxiety, and irritability (ESCOP, 1997). The German Standard License for St. John's wort tea lists it for nervous excitement and sleep disturbances (Wichtl and Bisset, 1994). With the exception of its antiviral use, other modern applications date back two thousand years (Hobbs, 1990).
Warning: The active ingredients in St. John’s wort can be deactivated by light. That’s why you will find many products packaged in amber containers. The amber helps, but it doesn’t offer total protection against the adverse effects of light
Uses: Depression, anxiety, tiredness, loss of appetite and trouble sleeping.
Active Ingredients: naphthodianthrones hypericin and pseudohypericin, flavonoids, phloroglucinols hyperforin and adhyperforin
Actions: Nervine tonic, sedative, analgesic, vulnerary, astringent