The Strategist | What Is Kanna and Can It Really Reduce My Anxiety

A recent trip to South Africa introduced me to kanna, a medicinal plant with a lengthy history of uses and benefits, including reduced anxiety, elevated mood, and better sleep and brain health, that seem nothing short of miraculous. And given how fraught, well, everything seems right now, this all-natural panacea seems right up my alley — so I set out to learn more.

Kanna belongs to a class of substances known as empathogenics, which primarily function by increasing the release of serotonin, and recently it’s been gaining traction Stateside in various forms like chews and tinctures. It’s legal and nonaddictive, too. Could this really be the plant kingdom’s answer to Zoloft? Here’s what experts are saying.

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