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nervous system
chorea
botanicals

primary herbs

Atropa belladonna (toxic): nervous exaltation: great irritability and impressionability of all senses accompanying spasmodic disorders, use of root in abnormally increased motor function (Felter and Lloyd, p. 337; Weiss, p. 305)
Avena sativa: neurotonic (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 236)
Cimicifuga racemosa: especially if associated with amenorrhea or when menstrual function fails to act for the first time, acts slowly. May use with Valeriana spp. (Felter and Lloyd, p. 532)
Conium maculatum (toxic): excited or excitable condition of the nervous system, depresses muscular movements, tranquilizes the muscular system (Felter and Lloyd, p. 594)
Datura stramonium (toxic): consult indications (Mitchell, p. 15)
Hyoscyamus niger (toxic)
Lobelia inflata (toxic): children (Harper-Shove, p. 170)
Passiflora incarnata: spasmodic disorders (Felter and Lloyd, p. 1440)
Scutellaria lateriflora: twitching, tremor, restlessness with or without uncoordinated movements; combines well with Humulus lupulus and/or Passiflora incarnata (Ellingwood, p. 124; British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 194)
Valeriana spp.: according to indications: stimulant, tonic, anti-spasmodic, sedative, used in cases with decreased cerebral circulation; there is despondency and marked mental depression (Felter and Lloyd, p. 2042)
Viscum album (toxic): (British Herbal Pharmacopoeia, p. 236)

Harper-Shove, p. 170, also lists: Anemone pulsatilla (toxic), Ferula asafoetida, Solanum carolinense (toxic), Paeonia officinalis


complementary herbs

Cimicifuga racemosa + Scutellaria lateriflora + Verbena officinalis or hastata (Harper-Shove, p. 170)
muscular twitching: Cimicifuga racemosa + Gelsemium sempervirens (toxic) (Sherman)
neurocirculatory/vegetative dystonia, daytime sedative: Biral from Madaus contains Corydalis cava + Avena sativa + Passiflora incarnata + Valeriana officinalis + Centhrantus ruber. Warning: toxicology has not been done on all herbs in this formula (Weiss, p. 306)


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