This amazing herb has been used for centuries for mood enhancement. Traditionally Kanna is chewed or consumed as a tea. Its famed qualities are elevating mood, decreasing anxiety and stress. The major alkaloids responsible for its effects are Aptenia and Mesembrine.
Echter Eibisch (Althaea officinalis), oder auch Arznei-Eibisch sowie Süsses Gras/Kraut genannt.
Der Name "Althea" kommt vom griechischen Wort "Altha" - "zu heilen", welches sich auf die heilenden Eigenschaften dieser wunderbaren Pflanze bezieht.
Die amerikanischen Ureinwohner rauchten dieses Kraut gerne wegen der ihm nachgesagten psychodelischen Wirkung. Kann auch sehr gut als Tee genossen werden!
This herb clears away inhibitions and relaxes. Skullcap is also very useful as a remedy against stress, headache, period pain, mental confusion or insomnia. Do not use with any medication.
The earliest account of wormwood use dates back to ancient Egypt, where it was used as medicine to kill intestinal worms and as a treatment of fever. It was also believed that the plant could be used as an antidote to poisonous fungi, and as a therapy for such illnesses as menstrual pain, anaemia, and rheumatism (Lanier 1995).