These are some of the herbs used in Taoism and Ayurveda to settle the heart, reduce tension from the body, and allow the spirit to rest more comfortably in the body.
They’re good for sleep, for integration, and for staying sane when the world has entered into the Twilight Zone.
Some of them help us to become more adaptable to perceived stressors by helping our hormonal glands to become more agile in their secretions, some by lifting immunity, and most by steadying or anchoring our Shen spirit so we may avoid the tweaking of the nervous system.