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Benefits the nervous system and generally is considered to have a calming or nourishing effect.
• Stress
• Insomnia
• Restlessness
• Depression
Major
• Hops (Humulus lupulus)
• Jamaican dogwood (Piscidia erythrina)
• Kava (Piper methysticum)
• Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)
• Oat (Avena sativa)
• Passion flower (Passiflora incarnata)
• Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)
• St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)
• Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
Other
• Bacopa (Bacopa monnieri)
• Black cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa)
• Catnip (Nepeta cataria)
• Chamomile (Matricaria recutita)
• Cramp bark (Viburnum opulus)
• Damiana (Turnera aphrodisiaca)
• Gotu kola (Centella asiatica)
• Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis)
• Linden flowers (Tilia europa)
• Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)
• Peppermint (Mentha piperita)
• Nervous
Hoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003.
Barnes J, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines, 3rd ed. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2007.
Bone K. Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000.
Bone K. A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs: Herbal Formulations for the Individual Patient. St Louis, MO: Churchill Livingstone, 2003.
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NervineDefinitionBenefits the nervous system and generally is considered to have a calming or nourishing effect. Indications• Stress TreatmentsMajor Systems• Nervous ReferencesHoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003. |
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