Plants which improve morale, fight stress and promote sleep

Published On:
May 12, 2020

While needs arise to deal with the diversification in lifestyles, new avenues of development stand out and offer other perspectives for nutraceutical industry professionals.

 

Natural products and more particularly those which help to relieve anxiety, improve resistance to stress and regulate sleep are becoming increasingly sought after. To respond to this trend while ensuring healthy and authentic products to buyers seeking naturalness, the product ranges have evolved and now include plants which naturally restore these balances.

 

To help you in formulating your preparations, Natural Origins has selected plants and has developed natural titrated ingredients which treat the 3 primary disorders related to mood change (morale, stress and sleep):

 

Discover our ebook on natural solutions to keep the spirits up & get a better  sleep

 

1. Plants focused on mood disorders (morale, stress or sleep)


We have listed plants with regard to treating a particular related mood disorder. Our selection includes:

 

2. Classic and essential references

 

St. John’s wort, Californian poppy, chamomile, lemon balm, valerian and passion flower are classic and essential references. These are particularly interesting formulation bases which effects which can be amplified in association* with other plants.

*Warning: all associations must be based on extensive scientific evidence to avoid any eventual interactions.

 

3. Plant trends

 

Certain plants have less targeted mechanisms of action with beneficial antioxidant or anti-inflammatory properties at the root of their popularity. A supplementation with turmeric or ginseng can help restore overall balance and react positively on general well-being.

 

4. The most original ingredients

 

Certain well-known to the general public plants are not involved in this application despite their proven effects on certain mood disorders. This is the case for lavender and rhiodiola.

 

5. "Made in France" raw materials

 

At Natural Origins, we favour French producers, when possible. By selecting our eschscholtzia, our lemon balm, our passion flower and our chamomile, you choose to join forces with supply chains in France.

 

To go a step further…

 

To supplement this article and to check out the latest publications on the use of plants and their mechanisms of action on mood disorders, you can download our guide on natural solutions to keeping the spirits up. This review proposes a non-exhaustive list of medicinal plants to help nutraceutical industry professionals formulate natural solutions for keeping the spirits up and to getting a better night’s sleep.

 

In order to facilitate your developments, feel free to contact our Botanical Studio®. Our experts offer their scientific and technical expertise to help you determine optimum associations and dosages for your formulations. 

 

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Maxime Angelucci

President & Partner Natural Origins

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