To prepare the tea, use 1 to 2 teaspoons of herb per cup. Pour hot water over herbs and allow it to steep for 5 to 10 minutes. Flavor with honey or lemon if desired. Drink up to three cups per day. Chinese Herbs Bupleurum and dong quai make up a Chinese herbal formula that helps reduce anxiety, irritability, and depression.
Aspiration is a combination of several Chinese and Western herbs believed to help lift depression.
The formula addresses physical symptoms as well as psychological ones, including loss of appetite, chest constriction, and constipation. Another Chinese herbal formula, Gather Vitality, may help with insomnia or oversleeping, aching limbs, and fatigue.