9. Lavender

Lavender has relaxing properties, being useful for stressful situations and insomnia. In addition to this, it has healing, analgesic and circulationpromoting properties and the proper functioning of the respiratory system.

It also has properties that improve digestion and the secretion of gastric juices. And by the way, it can be used as an insect repellent, so you can keep a pot of this plant in the bedroom (to repel mosquitoes) or in the kitchen (to keep fruit flies away).

What properties does lavender have? Lavender is attributed sedative, anti-inflammatory, digestive, antibacterial, healing, antiseptic properties... As for the field of cosmetics, it is astringent, antioxidant and antimicrobial.

Another well-known medicinal plant with relaxing properties is the lime blossom. Whether in the form of a flower or an infusion, it is widely used to reduce the level of stress and anxiety and to relax the body. Of course, its effects are not so fast or powerful as to take you to a state of relaxation at times when you experience "peaks" of stress. It is better that you take infusions from time to time in seasons in which you notice that work overwhelms you, so that it affects your average state of anxiety.

The lime owes its anxiolytic, antispasmodic and sedative properties to its content of flavonoids (quercetin and kaempferol), alpha-pinene, limonene, nerol, eugenol, caffeic acid, mucilage and tannins, among other substances.