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mental/emotional
insomnia
botanicals
primary herbs
Anemone pulsatilla (toxic): according to indications
Avena sativa: frequent doses at short intervals (Priest and Priest, p. 79)
Chamomilla spp.: anxiety-induced; irritability, children ( NCNM Botanicals)
Gelsemium sempervirens (toxic): according to indications
Humulus lupulus: allays irritation, promotes sleep (Priest and Priest, p. 78), anxiety, dried hops pillow (Felter and Lloyd, p. 799)
Hyoscyamus niger (toxic): irritability, unrest, fright, terror in sleep, to subdue excitement and induce sleep, sleeplessness with pain, insomnia of the aged and infants (Mitchell, p. 64; Ellingwood, p. 109)
Leonurus cardiaca
Melissa officinalis: nervous heart, nervous stomach and difficulties going to sleep (Weiss, p. 286)
Nepeta cataria
Passiflora incarnata: relaxing nervine, disturbed sleep from mental worries, anxiety, geriatric cases where insomnia is due to fear (Ellingwood, p. 107; Mitchell, p. 65)
Piscidia erythrina (toxic): anodynal sedative; insomnia, general nervousness
(Mitchell, p. 64)
Primula veris: anodynal sedative; induces sleep when pain is present (Mitchell, p. 64)
Scutellaria lateriflora: nightmares, restless sleep with Passiflora incarnata
Valeriana spp.: relaxing and stimulating nervine, nervous insomnia (with Humulus lupulus) (Priest and Priest, pp. 82-83)
complementary herbs
nightmares, restless sleep: Scutellaria lateriflora + Passiflora incarnata (Priest and Priest, p. 81)
nervous insomnia: Valeriana spp. + Humulus lupulus (Priest and Priest, p. 83)
nervous insomnia: Valeriana spp. + Humulus lupulus + Scutellaria lateriflora + Mentha piperita (as flavoring) (NCNM Botanicals)
anxiety-induced insomnia: Chamomilla spp. + Passiflora incarnata + Valeriana spp. + Scutellaria lateriflora + Humulus lupulus (NCNM Botanicals)
herb pillow: ingredients, with volatile oils, such as Origanum vulgare, Thymus vulgaris, Lavandula officinalis (flowers), Valeriana spp. (root), Humulus lupulus (Weiss, p. 291)
sedative tea: Valeriana spp. (root) + Melissa officinalis (leaf) + Humulus lupulus (strobiles), equal parts to make 100g., 1-2 tsp. to 1 cup boiling water. Infuse at least 15 minutes.
instructions: 1 cup before retiring. Use regularly over a period of time (Weiss, p. 290)
formula: sedative tea:
Angelica archangelica or officinalis (root), 20 g.
Rosmarinus officinalis, 10 g.
Melissa officinalis (leaf), 30 g.
Lavandula officinalis (flower), 10 g.
Humulus lupulus (strobiles), 20 g.
Achillea millefolium, 10 g.
1-2 tsp. to 1 cup boiling water. Infuse. 1-2 cups before going to bed. Use regularly over a period of time (Weiss, p. 290)
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