Every suggestion is checked against Anna before you see it.
Sertraline (SSRI)
screening
St John's wort — documented major interaction
excluded
HFE / haemochromatosis carrier
no iron-loading
Current protocol vs. her medicines
✓ cleared
Reasoning
Ranked by convergence across traditions, fit to her terrain, safety, and evidence. You decide.
PassionflowerPassiflora incarnata
● safety cleared
Western actionNervine & gentle sedative — eases nervous tension
EnergeticsCooling & relaxing — fits her warm, tense terrain
TCMSettles the Shen; eases constrained Liver-qi
SafetySafe with sertraline · no iron load · not in pregnancy
EvidenceHuman RCTs for sleep onset & anxiety (traditional + clinical)
Preparation: tea or tincture before bed; effect is gentle and dose-responsive — start low.
Lemon balmMelissa officinalis
● safety cleared
Cooling nervine and carminative — calms nervous tension and her gut involvement. Converges on two of her systems at once.
2 options were hidden by the Safety Guardian before ranking (St John's wort, an iron-rich tonic). Show why
Gróa offers traditional and predicted support to inform a qualified practitioner — it is not a diagnosis, not a treatment claim, and never a substitute for your judgement. Every line above is sourced; where evidence is absent, nothing is invented.