Avena sativa Common Names: Oatstraw & Common Oat Oatstraw is a grass with blade like leaves that produces edible seeds known to most of us as "oatmeal". The stalks, leaves and premature flower florets have been used medicinally for over 3000 years as a soothing nerve tonic. Oatstraw is a nervine herb (meaning it calms the central nervous system) which makes it useful for soothing symptoms of numerous ailments, most notably Shingles, Multiple Sclerosis and migraine head ac

Passiflora incarnata Common Names: Passionflower, passion vine & maypop This ornate evergreen vine has been used for centuries in folk medicine to treat anxiety, insomnia and seizures. Among the Cherokee people it was called "ocoee" and they used all parts of the plant for various purposes. In 2002 the Journal of Ethnopharmacology published a study that found Passiflora incarnata to be incredibly effective in treating alcohol cessation and subsequent anxiety related to with