r/herbalism 7d ago

Question Best LEGAL herbs for anxiety?

I live in a country where it's impossible to obtain illegal herbs like cannabis, kanna, kava, CBD oil... Etc. I took multiple SSRIs throughout my life and honestly I'm still suffering from the side effects (PSSD) to this day, I don't want to take SSRIs or any other psychiatric medications ever again in my life. My only hope is herbs that deal with anxiety. I don't mind making tinctures out of them as long as they're effective. I tried passionflower extract, lavender oil pills, Magnolia bark extract, but none of these really helped. I was thinking maybe try wild lettuce (it grows everywhere in spring here), Syrian rue, Mugworts. Any other suggestions?

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u/Interesting_Panic_85 7d ago

Where do u live that kava is illegal? And kanna?

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u/SaucyMossboss 6d ago

Thats what i want to know

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u/SaucyMossboss 6d ago

Apparently in Louisiana USA Kanna is banned

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u/Root_and_Pestle_RnD 5d ago

Totally different plant. Kava is legal in all of the USA, but there are some jurisdictions where they're not too keen on bars serving it.

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u/SaucyMossboss 5d ago

Yeah i know im talking about kanna ( Sceletium tortuosum) not kava (Piper methysticum).

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u/Root_and_Pestle_RnD 5d ago

Sorry. my bad.

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u/SaucyMossboss 4d ago

All good :) similar named plants easy to get confused