Motion Sickness and Night flights

[CarolAnnStudent]

Hi ! My daughter has to travel often internationally  and suffers from motion sickness from the ascent and descent. She takes Dramamine which is an antihistamine.  I was wondering that since Brigham Tea acts as an antihistamine if it would work in this case and what dosage would be needed? If not, are there any other herbs that would help?

Another question related to long flights but at night. What sedative herbs might work for someone who can’t take valerian where it stimulants instead?

[Dr. Patrick JonesHomestead Instructor]

Brigham tea probably won’t help. It is an antihistamine like benadryl but operates in different ways.

For motion sickness, I’d look at ginger, peppermint, spearmint, chamomile…folks like that.

As to how to calm folks that get stimulated by valerian; some folks (often folks with ADD/ADHD) have brains that are wired backward chemically. For those folks valerian is a stimulant and caffeine is a sedative.

I’ve had a lot of success using ginseng on folks like that as a calming agent. Try it and see if it works, those folks are all different.

Speaking of ADD/ADHD, I have a formula called Focus – ADHD. I don’t sell it anymore because there wasn’t much commercial demand but it works really well for some folks.  The formula recipe is in the Brain, Nerve, Mind & Mood Formulas lesson in the Formulas and Formulations section.

 

Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.

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[CarolAnnStudentTopic Author]

Thank you very much, especially for the very quick reply!

My daughter isn’t ADD/ADHD at all, but still seems to be wired a bit backwards. ^^ So, I gave her some chamomile and oatstraw to take with her and I found the formula in my notes so I will order the ingredients and make it!

I find this all so fascinating. If I were younger I would study the biochemistry behind it!  Ironically my daughter got a Masters in Neuroscience last May… but it didn’t cover this!

[Tricia BlankStudent]

Is there an herb that works likeWelbutrin? My husband may be Autistic (not formally diagnosed yet). He has commented in the past that taking Welbutrin helped him feel happy and be more connected to his feelings.

[Dr. Patrick JonesHomestead Instructor]

Hi Tricia,

Wellbutrin is a brand of Bupropion which is used to increase dopamine and norepinephrine levels in the brain.

There are a lot of herbs that can increase those neurotransmitter levels too. Have a look at the Nervous System lessons we get into a lot of that sort of thing there.

Here are some herbs that research shows can increase dopamine and norepinephrine levels in the brain.

Rhodiola rosea, ginkgo (doesn’t actually raise the levels but vastly improves circulation in the brain so things can get where they’re needed), ashwagandha, St. John’s wort, turmeric, ginseng, Lobelia, etc… As I said, we talk about those and others in the Nervous system modules. The Memory & Alertness formula has several good ones as does Calm & Collected.

Don't use herbs or combine herbs with medications or use them during lactation or pregnancy without talking with your healthcare provider.

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