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David Winston's Anxiety Formula

Herbal recipe for anxiety that is safe while breastfeeding.
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Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • alcohol or vegetable glycerin Need enough to submerge the herbs.
  • 2 parts bacopa
  • 2 parts motherwort
  • 2 parts fresh milky oat seed
  • 1 part blue vervain
  • 1 part Chinese polygala
  • 2 parts passionflower optional for racing thoughts, insomnia
  • ​1 part skullcap optional for muscle tension, spasms, or anger bursts

Equipment

  • glass container Needs to be large enough to contain all of the herbs and medium.

Method
 

  1. Add all of your herbs into the chosen container.
  2. Cover the herbs with your chosen medium of alcohol or vegetable glycerin
  3. Shake well making sure all herbs are covered.
  4. Shake glass container at least daily for the first week.
  5. Let stand in a sunny spot for 4-6 weeks. Make sure herbs stay submerged. Can add more medium after the first few days if needed as herbs will soak it up.