most effective and safest are kinda opposites when it comes to sedatives; labvander and chamomile are probs the safest cause they don't work............
I agree with this and what sekio said. Try doing some exercise or enjoy the beauty of nature.Compared to using substances to manage issues with mood regulation, emotions and anxiety, I have found that non-drug interventions are more sustainable and effective long term.
Drinking rooibos or what's called "red tea" from South Africa helps anxiety, as does the herb chamomile, the herb or flower Tilo/Linden helps, Moringa leaves or powder help, and the herb Burrito/Burro from Argentina which is Aloysia polystachya also helps with it too. Meditation does as well.
Walks in nature and exposure to sunlight are nice.
What's a forest bath? I had a pretty funny image in my head of you having a bath in a forest, but now I'm thinking how luxurious that could actually be.
For anybody who drinks chamomile, you can grow your own with about two minutes worth of effort. Presumably it will have more of the active chemical and be better at elimating anxiety.
Anyway, just take a chamomile tea bag and sprinkle it on a plant pot full of soil, or even a patch of your garden (you could easily have your very own rather large chamomile patch..), then sprinkle some soil over the top to stop it blowing away, and water, once a day if possible, but don't worry if not. Give it a few days and you should have your own chamomile sprouting, then in a few weeks mature plants. Take the leaves and flowers and make the tea. Very little effort required
^I think they're a mixture of dried flowers, leaves, possibly stalks (the green ones), and seeds.
Using a few tea bags you could easily create an indefinite supply of chamomile. It self seeds and isn't really prone to pests/disease etc.