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There are two ways to interpret this question. One is, what is the herbal chemical equivalent, and one, more general, what herbs can help, relax, tranqulize like Valium.

First off a minor tranquilizer relaxes by relaxing the muscles. In other words it helps ease up tense muscles. That being said, there are different categories of herbals that can relax. There are calmatives. These botanical are calming hence the name. There are nervines. These strengthen the nerves. Another category is antispasmodic. While these arn't exactly relaxing herbs they help calm cramping. In this way they help with stomach distress and thereby they are helpful in dealing with physical stress. Finally there are relaxants. Medicinal plants that are most helpful in making people feel relaxed. Scullcap, Wood Betony, Passionflower and Valarian are excellent relaxing herbs for most people.

Some herbs, including chamomile, sage, lemon balm, and holy basil, are also relaxing, but have markedly milder or weaker effects than valium, and accordingly, are much safer.

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There is no herbal medicine that is an exact equivalent to Xanax or the Benzodiazepines, the family of drugs to which Xanax belongs. However, there have been some herbal medicines which are used to treat anxiety, the main use for which Xanax is prescribed. These include:

  • Valerian root is used as a sedative. There is more scientific evidence supporting Valerian's use for insomnia than for anxiety.
  • Kava kava is effective against anxiety and doesn't cause dependency, unlike benzodiazepines.
  • Holy Basil or Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) is an herbal tea that has shown some evidence of being effective for treating anxiety.
  • Nervine herbs are especially helpful in situations with anxiety as mentioned above. There are additional alternative treatment plans in Chinese medicine that actually treat the root of the cause of anxiety. To a modern Westerner, the Chinese concept of Organs might seem unusual as the Chinese Medical concept of Organs lack emphasis on a physical structure. Although many terms used when speaking of Organs are similar to Western concepts, they do not refer to the specific tissue, but rather to semi-abstract concepts of interrelated functions.
  • If anxiety is attributed to chronic irrational fear, Chinese medical practitioners will often prescribe a Kidney Yang tonic. If the anxiety is due to chronic stress, herbs to soothe the Liver are utilized. Answer-Valerian Root works really well, I take it sometimes and it helps a lot. It's not as strong as xanax but for me it works better for stress and helps me to sleep.

I would add that Passionflower extract is reputed to help with anxiety. It can also be used (along with valerian root and/or melatonin) as a gentle and effective sleep aid, when initiating sleep is difficult because of anxiety.

Additionally, L-theanine can sometimes "take the edge off" of anxiety, especially when anxiety is contributed to by excessive caffeine intake.

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* Valerian (Valeriana officinalis, Valerianaceae) is the herbal remedy most often first tried for insomnia. * There are several other herbs too that can be tried to treat the sleeping disorder of insomnia. Our nature has endowed has with numerous and effective herbs that can be a great help in treating insomnia. We have lemon balm that if taken in higher quantity in will boost sleep. Next is the chamomile that has some active ingredients that will help cool the mind and also promote sleep. We also have skullcap that is excellent mild relaxant. These are just some of the herbal that can help cure insomnia disorder. If we have to dig in we can find lots of herbal plants around the world.

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Percocet is indicated for the relief of moderate to severe pain. Unfortunately, herbal medicine does not specialize in the relief of pain. Instead, it tries to deal with the cause, so that your pain goes away. Pain is good thing, although that is often difficult to acknowledge. If it were not there, we would have no way of knowing that we are doing something which is hurting our body.

For some relief of pain, willow tree bark is used (almost identical to aspirin), and severe pain relief is gained from opium and morphine (These are illegal in many countries, unless prescribed). Many people use menthol-based products on muscular or Back pain, which has a cooling effect. Ice would also be effect for the latter situation. Skullcap, cannabis (Beware: May be illegal, check local laws), valerian (this is also a sedative), and turmeric are also used to treat pain.

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Buy Vicozen. A natural pain relief beverage. Easy 2oz shot. Good pain reliever, great mood and energy enhancer. I bought mine online at a place called kavabarshop.com.

Good service. Alot of places are out of stock but they seem to have plenty. Hope this helps.

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Kava Kava is a good substitute for Ativan. Chamomile or Valerian as well as high doses of Magnesium are good as well. Homeopathic medicine may provide some symptom relief.

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The idea is that unlike some drugs like Ambien, Valium or Benadryl.

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Herbal equivalent to Xanax to cure anxiety and sleep aid is Bio Sleepaid Tablet. It has a strong anti-oxidant effect and is anti-ageing.

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Ephedra Sininca (Ephedrin)

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