Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) 20 teabags: B

Known as Indian ginseng, it is excellent for coughs, infertility, impotence, insomnia, nervous tension, rheumatism, and stress. It builds marrow and sernen; inhibits aging; one of the best herbs for the mind (clarity, nurturing). This herb is used for 4000 years plus in India. It is used externally for tumors, inflammation, arthritis, and a wide range of skin and infectious diseases, and internally as a pain killing tea. The shoots and seeds are also used as food and to thicken milk. Traditonally taken by women as pre-birth preparation, Ashwagandha has been shown to regenerate hormones and stabilize. In a recent study, this herb was given to 30 mental patients suffering from anxiety neurosis in doses of 40 ml/day for one month. At the end of the month, most of the anxiety disorders, panic attacks and similar mood phobias, had disappeared. In trials by American psychiatrists, this herb had been found useful for the treatment of manic depression, alcoholic paranoia, and schizophrenia.