Anger is a natural emotion that everyone experiences in their lives. It is a normal and natural response to perceived threats or frustration. That being said, anger can also be destructive. Chronic anger can become very harmful! It has been linked to various physical health problems, including high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. It can effect relationships and physical and mental health.

How Anger Effects You

Anger has been linked to various physical health problems, including high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. Anger is powerful emotion, and it is often expressed in the form of hot (or clearly inflammatory) symptoms, such as skin problems or heartburn. You might have noticed your heart rate racing, and start to take a harder breath when angry. Anger increases blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature, anxiety disorders, and causes permanent damage to your health.  

It can impact your mental health by contributing to depression and anxiety. This can cause a ripple effect of adverse effects in other areas as well. Anger can trigger health problems and emotional issues. This can cause you to have frequent irritability, low energy levels, and a small tolerance for dealing with everyday problems in life. It can lead to you to express anger in different ways that can badly impact you and others around you through verbal, physical or passive-aggressive behavior. Too much anger can impede memory, good decision-making, mood, and many systems, tissues, and organs of the body. In our relationships, we often see that anger may be provoked by disappointment, judgement, or rejection. On a more positive note, anger can serve as a motivation for positive change and help individuals to stand up for themselves and others.

Herbs For Anger

If you are feeling angry, or are in a process of working through our chronic patterns of anger, these gentle herbs may become wonderful healing allies. It is helpful to use medicinal herbs at an emotional level, to help the person express and work through anger instead of turning it inward. Anything calming your nervous system can give you the space to process any emotional state instead of just acting on feelings. There are many health benefits in using herbs as a potential treatment.

Chamomile

A commonly used herb for its calming and relaxing effects, chamomile can help with anxiety and sleep problems. Chamomile is a carminative and one you can take regularly daily which helps calm down the nervous system and makes it less likely for temper tantrums. 

Rose

Rose petals and rosehips are a beautifully nurturing addition to any tea mix, helping open our hearts, and replacing heavy emotions such as anger, resentment, and judgement, with lighter feelings of love, appreciation, and acceptance. With any tea, you can always throw in a sprinkle of rose petals to steep with your teas favourite herbs, or sprinkle them all over your sacred space, or even on your desk at work.

Dandelion Root

This wonderful herb is used in folk medicine to help with feelings of bitterness and animosity, as well as releasing anger and resentment that might otherwise be stuck in the liver. The root has been said to help get rid of stagnant emotions from the liver and the bowel, giving the liver and pancreas the space to help us absorb and process emotions and emotional backlogs better! 

Skullcap

This herb is a mild relaxant and used as a therapy for anxiety, nervous tension, acute stress, and convulsions. it can help anxious folks who have found that they are spending too much time worrying, ruminating, and thinking about what ifs. This makes it a powerful ally for anger because of it is effects on the nervous system, reducing the overall tension in the body. Skullcap can aid in sleep regulation including reduced nightmares, and is know to help the body as a whole with reduced inflammation, recovery, and building resilience to stress. 

Rosemary

Rosemary is used for circulation and heart, among others, and it can be used to open up the heart to allow in love and good emotions. Conversely, it can be used to help open up the heart to channel emotions that are deep-repressed, and the plants qualities of providing clarity and courage may help a person realize where the anger comes from in order to address the underlying issues causing it. 

Other Helpful Relaxing Herbs

Lavender is known for its relaxing aroma, and is often used to reduce stress and anxiety. Passionflower has been used to treat sleep problems and anxiety. it is also used for treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which may also aid anger reduction. Another great calming herb is Valerian Root, which has been used for centuries to help with anxiety and sleep disorders. Kava Kava is a South Pacific herb that is believed to have a calming effect on the body and mind. Lemon Balm was also historically used since the middle ages to reduce anxiety, stress and improve appetite.

Herbal remedies such as those listed above can also aid with reducing stress, increasing alertness, and improving general mental health. In addition to these food modifications, here are some easy home remedies for anger issues you may want to try. By eating an organic food diet, you can help prevent emotional fluctuations and improve emotional health. Fortunately, there are many herbs that can aid in combating your mood and emotional discomfort.

How To Incorporate These Herbs

All of the herbs mentioned above can be incorporated into your diet easily. Fresh herbs can be added to salads, sandwiches, soups, and stews for added flavor and nutrition. Dried herbs can be used in cooking and baking to add flavor to dishes. One of the easiest and readily available ways is to make herbal tea. Herbs can be steeped in hot water for a few minutes, and then enjoyed hot or cold. Herbs can also be taken in supplement form, such as capsules, tinctures, or extracts. Infused oils like essential oils can be used or made into vinegars to be used for salad dressings or flavors in cooking. You can use most herbs on a daily basis to get best results, but always look them up to be sure how they will effect you personally.

Other Important Things That Help With Anger

Therapy, daily journaling, and mindfulness practice (to others and to ourselves), and crying as a therapeutic practice (never stop crying) are all excellent companions to using the herbs allies to help negative emotions each day. Using herbs as a natural remedy and alliy for heartache, sadness, and guilt works best when combined with engaged self-work.  

Using diet, lifestyle habits, and supporting herbs to increase our exposure to cooler, slower, more stable influences will usually help alleviate anger and irritability. Both meditation and breathwork can help to clarify and calm mood swings and our mental clarity. They can help to release lingering emotions, and to promote the correct digestion of foods, thoughts, and experiences--all of which may contribute to relieving tendencies to anger and irritability. 

All of the above mentioned anger management therapies are based on managing and controlling stress and anxiety. To manage severe anger problems, you can adopt either an anger management health care therapy or get assistance from supplements designed to help with emotional distress. The first step in managing anger is connecting with a professional who can help you process it.