9 smells that really help you relax

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What odors help to calm down and relax?

Motherwort

The plant has a calming effect, and is also useful for heart and vascular diseases, reduces headaches, improves sleep and general well-being.

All components have a favorable effect on cardiovascular function and not only balances the heart rhythm, but also strengthens the walls of blood vessels.

Field mint

Field mint has a calming, analgesic and tonic effect. Menthol, which is in the plant, when taken in small doses calms, and in large doses – leads the body to tone.

Mint odor stimulates the heart muscle, accelerates metabolism. Peppermint has a calming effect, helps to activate metabolism and improve blood circulation.

St. John’s wort

Hypericin contained in the herb has a calming effect, reduces the risk of depressive states. Therefore, St. John’s wort can be considered as a herbal antidepressant, it can largely replace chemical remedies.

Mixing dry leaves of St. John’s wort, lemon balm and hops you can make a small pillow, which you should take to work or put under your pillow before going to bed. Such aromatherapy will reduce anxiety, calm the nerves and lift your mood.

Valerian medicinal

Valerian roots are used in chronic disorders of the central nervous system:

• nervous agitation;
• neuroses of the cardiovascular system;
• hysteria, acute agitation due to mental trauma;
• migraine, insomnia, angina pectoris, pain in the heart region, etc.

This plant exhibits a moderately pronounced sedative effect, depresses the central nervous system, reducing its excitability. It also has analgesic properties.

Valerian essential oil reduces the excitement caused by caffeine and prolongs the effect of sleeping pills.

Chamomile apothecary

An essential oil is extracted from the plant that has anti-inflammatory, soothing, and anesthetic properties. Chamomile extract is used in the manufacture of cosmetics, is included in soaps, creams and shampoos.

Melissa medicinal

Melissa odors are used for functional heart pain, tachycardia, heart rhythm disorders, nervous tremor (at night) and changes in blood pressure under the influence of emotional factors, atherosclerosis, dizziness, tinnitus.

Essential oil of the plant is used in perfumery for perfumes, lotions, creams, aromatic bath waters with a calming and relaxing effect.

Narrow-leaved Cypress, or willow tea

It has analgesic, sedative and anticonvulsant effect. In its sedative effect is somewhat inferior to valerian, but has other properties that valerian does not have.

Decoctions of willow-tea enhance the effect of sedatives, sleeping pills and some other drugs, have anticonvulsant effect.

Essential oils with willow-tea in the composition have a positive effect on the heart. Phytopreparations from narrow-leaved cypress have a favorable effect on insomnia and headaches, making a person more communicative, contact, less tense.

Common hops

Substance lupulin, which is rich in the plant, calming effect on the central nervous system. Hops are taken internally, and essential oil rubbed into the wrists or behind the ear for insomnia, nervous fatigue, nervous excitability, hysteria, neurasthenia, neuralgia, neuralgia, dizziness, headache, cardioneuroses with attacks of palpitations.

Common oregano

It has a calming effect on the central nervous system, so it is actively used in folk and evidence-based medicine and aromatherapy. In addition to neuroses, it is used in the treatment of seizures, epilepsy, paralysis, insomnia, migraine. Infusion with oregano is indicated for nervous excitement and stress.

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