Herbs have a range of sedative actions, that include pain-relief (analgesics), antidepressants, and anxiolytic(anti-anxiety) often combining two or more actions. Unlike most centrally acting pharmaceuticals, herbs are mild and gentle. If you are currently taking a prescription drug, please don't mix with herbs - the results can be unexpected.
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Benzoin |
Styrax benzoin |
Friar's balsam |
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Benzoin is an expectorant, and warms and tones the heart, increasing circulation. ...
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Bergamot |
Citrus begamia |
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The fresh, uplifting scent of bergamot essential oil is used to stabilize the emotions, calm and tone the nervous system, relieve tension and insomnia ...
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Boswellia |
Boswellia thurifera |
Olibanum, Indian Frankincense, Arabic Frankincense, and Salai guggal |
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Boswellia or Indian frankincense is one of the Ayurvedic gum resins which are referred to collectively as guggals. ...
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Calamus |
Acorus calamus |
Sweet Sledge. Sweet Myrtle, Sweet Flag |
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Alcorus calamus, know commonly as Sweet flag, or calamus has been in use worldwide in Asian European and Native American herbal traditions since the t ...
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California Poppy |
Eschscholzia californica |
Gold Poppy |
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The above ground parts and roots of this wildflower show promise in the treatment of insomnia without the side effects and dependency risks of prescri ...
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Camphor |
Cinnamomum camphora |
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Camphor is present in every part of the tree, but is usually taken from the wood of mature trees by steam distillation ...
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Cedar |
Cedurs atlantica |
Atlas cedarwood |
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Cedarwood is known for use in problem skin, as an insect repellent, and as an inhalant in respiratory complaints. It's actions are sedative, astringen ...
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Celandine |
Chelidonium majus |
Greater or common celandine |
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Celandine grows all over Germany and France, in waste places, on old walls, along roadways, and about dwellings ...
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Chamomile |
Matricaria recutita |
Camomile, Chamomilla |
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The seemingly endless list of problems chamomile is said to help can all be traced to its effects of the nervous system and digestive system, as well ...
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Clary Sage |
Salvia sclarea |
Clarysage |
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Clary sage has a special affinity with the female system in general and is recommended for women ...
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Cornflowers |
Centaurea cyanus |
Bachelor’s-button, , bluebottle, bluebonnets |
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The petals of cornflowers are the part used in herbal folklore. According to M. Grieve “ cornflowers are considered to have tonic, stimulant and ...
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Corydalis |
Corydalis spp |
fumewort, Yan Hu So |
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Corydalis contains the alkaloid bulbocapnine, which is occasionally used in medicine to treat convulsions, Parkinson's disease ...
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Fo-Ti Root |
Polygonum multiflorum |
He-shou-wu |
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With a distinctive sweet yet bitter taste, fo-ti is thought to unblock the channels of energy through the body, allowing the escape of the pathogenic ...
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Fo-Ti Root |
Polygonum multiflorum |
He-shou-wu |
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With a distinctive sweet yet bitter taste, fo-ti is thought to unblock the channels of energy through the body, allowing the escape of the pathogenic ...
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Fumitory |
Fumaria officinalis |
Earth smoke |
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Fumitory has traditionally been used as a vermifuge, to treat the skin, as a digestive tonic, and in sclerosis of the liver ...
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Geranium |
Pelargonium graveolens |
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Many people still call pelargoniums by their common name, scented geraniums ...
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Hemp/Cannabis |
Cannabis sativa |
marijuana, pot, gunja, weed |
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Perhaps the most valued property of hemp (Cannabis sativa) is its percentage of essential fatty acids, which is higher than any other plant in ...
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Hops |
Humulus Lupulus |
Hops |
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The Hop was first mentioned by Pliny who speaks of it as a garden plant among the Romans, who ate the young shoots in spring ...
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Hyssop |
Hyssopus officinalis |
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Cultivated in gardens as an aromatic and medicinal herb, Hyssop is one of the main expectorant and decongestant herbs commonly used to treat respirato ...
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Jamaican Dogwood |
Piscidia piscipula |
Florida Fishposion Tree |
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The bark of this Central American tree works similarly to aspirin. ...
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Jasmine |
Jasminum officinale |
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In aromatherapy, jasmine absolute oil in used to uplift the spirits in cases of apathy, depression, menopausal disorders, and lack of confidence ...
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Juniper |
Juniperus communis |
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The action of juniper closely resembles cypress, to which it is botanically related. ...
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Kava-Kava |
Piper methysticum |
Ava. Intoxicating Peper |
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Kava kava can be used as a mild sedative for nervous tension and stress. The active constituents in the roots, kava lactones, have relaxing and intoxi ...
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Lavender |
Lavandula officinalis |
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Fresh lavender makes a wonderful, aromatic bouquet, and discourages insects from invading your home ...
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Lemon Balm |
Melissa officinalis |
Melissa |
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Lemon balm is an aromatic mint with a long reputation for having calming properties. Both the whole herb and the essential oil, melissa, are used for ...
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Linden |
Tilia, various spc |
Lime tree, Basswood |
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The flowers, carefully dried in the shade. :
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The fragrant, yellowish flowers have been used since the Middle Ages to promote perspiration and for nervous conditions ...
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Marjoram,Sweet |
Origanum marjorana |
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Sweet marjoram is a fragrant culinary herb used in soups,stews, egg and cheese dishes. . ...
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Myrrh |
Commiphora myrrha |
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Natural myrrh resin is one of the oldest known perfumery materials. Myrrh has been used as a cleansing, purifying agent since ancient times. ...
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Orange |
Citrus sinensis, C.Nobilus |
Mandarin Orange, Tangerine |
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Bitter orange and sweet orange both have a long history of use in traditional herbal medicine. ...
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Passion Flower |
Passiflora incarnata |
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Herbalists have a high regard for the soothing properties of passionflower and recommend it as a general nerve tonic. ...
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Patchouli |
Pogostermon patchouli |
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Patchouli gained a certain reputation in the 60's as the preferred scent for Deadheads, perhaps because it's pungent scent was thought to mask the sme ...
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Red Poppy Flowers |
Papaver rhoeas |
corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy |
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Red poppies have some folklore medicinal uses as a cough remedy,mild sedative and non-addictive sleep aid, though not nearly as potent as the related ...
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Rose |
Rosa centifolia |
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Attar of rose is the steam-extracted essential oil from rose flowers that has been used in perfumes for centuries. Rose water, made from the rose oil, ...
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Sandalwood |
Santalum album |
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Sandalwood oil has a sweet-woody, warm, balsamic aroma that improves with age. The essential oil blends wonderfully with most ...
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Skullcap |
Scutellaria lateriflora |
Virginian skull cap, mad-dog skull cap, scullcap |
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The plant has been used for centuries by herbalists as an effective nerve tonic and sedative. Its common uses include relief of nervous tension, anx ...
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Valerian |
Valeriana officinalis |
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The Greeks used valerian roots to help them fall asleep, and that use holds up under scientifc scrunity today. ...
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Wild Cherry |
Prunus serotina |
Black Cherry, chokecherry |
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Black cherry is an very effective herbal cough remedy. The main use of the bark main use is to still irritated, nagging coughs. ...
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Wild lettuce |
Lactuca virosa |
Bitter lettuce, Opium Lettuce |
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Wild lettuce contains a sedative milky latex that can induce opium like sensations. ...
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Ylang-Ylang |
Cananga adorata |
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Ylang ylang oil is distilled from the early morning, fresh-picked flowers of the cananga tree. Ylang-ylang is a stimulating, yet relaxing oil with ant ...
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