Calm drops
For the days that run hot
$32
A quieting tincture for nervous days. Lemon balm and passionflower in a brandy base — a few drops on the tongue when things feel sharp.
Ingredients
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), passionflower (Passiflora incarnata), oat tops (Avena sativa), brandy, water.
How to use
Take five to ten drops under the tongue up to three times a day, or as needed. Let it sit for a minute before swallowing. Shake the bottle before use.
Size
Made to order — ships within 3 days.
From the herbalist
Notes on calm drops.
I built this formula for the kind of anxiety that doesn't have a single cause — the low, daily hum that wears people down by mid-week. Three herbs that have done this work for a long time, in roughly equal parts.
Lemon balm is the lift. It belongs to the mint family and it smells like one — bright, lemony, vegetal. It softens the edges of a worried mind without making you sleepy.
Passionflower is the floor. It steadies you. If you've been running on adrenaline for weeks, this is the herb that lets you stop without crashing.
Oat tops are the long game. You won't feel them in an hour. But if you take this formula every day for three or four weeks, the oats are the reason you'll notice you're sleeping a little better.
Sourcing
Where it came from.
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
Grown by a friend's farm in Vermont. Harvested before flowering, when the leaves carry the most volatile oil.
Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
Wildcrafted in the southeastern US. The whole aerial plant is used — leaf, stem, and tendril.
Oat tops
Avena sativa
Harvested at the milky stage from an organic farm in upstate New York.
