St Johns Wort is a well-known herb that has long been known to have medicinal qualities, especially for the treatment of anxiety and depression. St Johns Wort increases the availability of brain chemicals like dopamine, seratonin, and norepinephrine, that provide us with a sense of wellbeing. In medievil times, St Johns Wort was used to 'drive out the inner devil' as well as the recommended herb for hallucinations. Thankfully now it can be used successfully and safely as a nerve tonic to stabilise and manage fluctuating moods, anxiety, and hot flushes as part of healthy and natural female hormone balancing throughout the menopause journey.

• Nerve tonic
• Reduces hot flushes
• Calms the mind
• Supports healthy mood balance

Lavender recalls childhood memories with its sweet, floral soothing scent. Native to the Mediterranean, the lavender flower and oil is one of the worlds most recognised herbs for its versatility and effectiveness at promoting a peaceful environment, inducing a state of relaxation, reducing restlessness and agitation. Lavender has been documented for its therapeutic uses and properties for over 2500 years, calming an upset stomach, relieving bloating and gas, and soothing migraine headaches by reducing the production of the stress hormone cortisol. Lavender's sweet perfume instills a sense of confidence that relief from discomfort is on its way.

• Supports healthy mood balance
• Reduces restlessness
• Relieves disturbed sleep
• Reduces symptoms of nervous digestion

Motherwort is known as the 'heart herb', specifically because it supports and protects the emotional and physical heart. This is great for people who have racing heart symptoms and palpitations associated with anxiety or panic attacks. Motherwort is not only a beautiful flowering plant, but it is also a wonderful tonifying herb that acts a cooling and relaxing nervine, reduces blood pressure and helpful for mums dealing with 'empty nest' syndrome and the feelings that transition brings. Many modern herbalists consider this plant to be one of the best for 'gladdening and strengthening the heart', and consider it a must-have in herbal tonics especially for menopause.

• Nerve tonic
• Reduces hot flushes
• Calms the mind
• Supports healthy mood balance

Passionflower is a beautiful climbing vine with white and purple flowers, native to Central and South America. it has traditionally been used by the Native Americans to calm the mind and help with sleep, while historically the Europeans used passionflower to treat anxiety, seizures and hysteria. You could say that Passionflower has charmed, soothed and nourished indigenous populations for eons, and it is only in the past few hundred years that this enchanting herb has become a popular mainstay of Western Herbalis Medicine. Passionflower's power resides in the compounds that have a gentle sedative effect on the body, hence the reason it is known as the sweet lullaby of the herbal world.

• Relieves mild nerve pain
• Decreases excess nervous energy
• Supports healthy emotional balance
• Reduces symptoms of mild anxiety