Serenity: Many schools of traditional healing employ systems of energetics in both classifying herbs as well as diagnosing and choosing appropriate herbal remedies. The term energetics refers in folk herbalism to whether an herb heats, cools, dries, moistens, calms, or stimulates the body, and which organ is most affected by these actions. These age-old philosophies of health suggest that when we feel edgy, agitated and unable to relax or sleep, one of the vital organs is actually too hot.

Modern sleep research has even found that dips in body temperature correlate with our natural biorhythms and optimal times for relaxation and sleep. According to traditional healing systems, the source of the heat is often in the digestive tract, which releases heat in the digestion process that may radiate upwards in the body to stimulate the heart and mind, creating mental chatter and restlessness. While this is a natural phenomenon, eating a heavy, fatty or spicy meal, or eating near bedtime, may accentuate the problem.

Serenity is a unique approach based on Native American and Eclectic herbalism of the 19th century for use in cooling an overheated digestive tract while soothing the nerves. It combines two classic native tonic herbs for draining excess heat out of the digestive tract, Burdock and Oregon Grape. Native Americans for soothing spasms used Beth Root and Milkweed, and Milkweed is encountered in Homeopathy for indigestion. Black Cohosh is best known today as a woman's herb, but in centuries past it was commonly employed as a general unisex nerve tonic, muscle relaxant and calmative as well.While this herbal combination may be highly beneficial for both men and woman wanting a gentle but effective soothing compound, it has many other attributes that may be particularly useful during menopause.

Ingredients: Burdock Root, Beth Root, Black Cohosh, Oregon Grape Root, and Milkweed

Quantity: 100 capsules per bottle. 450 mg of the combination per capsule.

Label Directions: 2 capsules between meals as desired.