Multiple studies across Europe have shown that Pycnogenol, derived from French maritime pine bark, is a natural option to relieve the symptoms associated with ADHD, and to increase concentration in general. Pycnogenol is made up of “phenolic acids, catechin, taxifolin and procyanidins.”
This hour long video was filmed at the New York Adult ADD (attention deficit disorder) support group April 3, 2014. In this video alternative medicine expert Letha Hadady,D.Ac. describes diet, herbal and home treatments to ease tensions, reduce irritability, insomnia and improve mental focus and memory. This is the first video in a series of three. Herbs described in the video include skullcap, gotu kola, trifala AKA triphala, Saraswati churna, Gastrodia Relieve Wind pills from Health Concerns, liver cleansing herbs such as dandelion and bhumyamalaki, anti-anxiety herbs including sarpagandha, ashwagandha for adrenal support and the all in one tonic, cleanser and rejuvenating Chaga tea from royalchaga.ca https://www.dropbox.com/s/f4h2m0e10eua2ym/2014-04-05%2015.46.27.mov
Is there one herb you can use for fever, hot flashes, anxiety, and insomnia? It may be skullcap named for the decorative hat worn by women during early American colonial times. Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora,) AKA helmet flower, blue pimpernel, Quaker bonnet, hoodwort, and mad dog weed, grows wild in the woods of eastern North America. Skullcap was originally used as a treatment for rabies because of its tranquilizing effect on the central nervous system. Clinical studies have demonstrated skullcap’s ability to improve blood flow in the brain, inhibit muscle spasms, and act as a sedative. Some alternative health practitioners are now using skullcap to help treat symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Skullcap is used in the treatment of a wide range of nervous conditions including epilepsy, insomnia, hysteria, anxiety, delirium tremens, withdrawal from barbiturates and tranquilizers.
Children and adults with Attention Deficit Disorder ADD are among those most heavily medicated in our country. By now a generation of adults seem to suffer from unresolved health issues resulting from ADD and the drugs used to treat it. Asian traditional herbal medicine offers a different perspective: Enhance vitality, blood production, and circulation – i.e., treat the body to affect the mind.
Recently I heard of a bright, athletic child of ten whose doctor recommended antibiotics for his learning problems in school. Nonsense. The child is dyslexic and has some attention problems possibly from boredom. I advised his mother to take him to a chiropractor to check if his brain circuits were “switched” – which sometimes happens, among other things, when we try to turn a left-handed person into a right handed person. One diagnosis for him was ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, which remains a mystery to many.
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