The Sunlight Experiment

Herbal Actions

Analgesic

Relieves pain

Relieves pain, taken internally or applied to the skin. Herbal analgesics run from gentle, calming herbs for tension aches to stronger plants reserved for acute or nerve pain; the potent ones warrant care with dosing and alongside pain medication.

Indications:

  • anemone pulsatilla
  • cordyalis ambigua
  • harpagophytum procumbens
  • piscidia erythrina
  • Lactula virosa
  • Eschscholtzia californica
  • Valeriana officinalis
  • evodia rutaecarpa
  • gelsemium sempervirens
  • Paederia scandens
  • bryonia alba
  • clove bud

Herbs with a analgesic action (28)

Key herbs

Herbs for which analgesic is a headline action.

Abuta

Cissampelos pareira

AnalgesicAnti-AbortiveAntifertilityAntibacterial

Willow

Salix alba

AnalgesicAnti-inflammatoryAntipyreticAstringent

Abuta

Cissampelos pareira

AnalgesicAnti-AbortiveAntifertilityAntibacterial

Clavo Huasca

Tynanthus panurensis

AphrodisiacAnalgesicCarminativeAntibacterial

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

CarminativeAntiemeticAntispasmodicCirculatory Stimulant

Horopito

Pseudowintera colorata

AnalgesicAntibacterialAntifungalAnti-inflammatory

Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia

AnalgesicAntibacterialAnticancerAnticonvulsant

Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

AnalgesicAntibacterialAntifungalAntidepressant

Pine

Pinus spp.

AnalgesicAnti-inflammatoryHypolipidemicAstringent

Reishi

Ganoderma lucidum

AdaptogenImmunomodulatorAnalgesicAntispasmodic

Rosewood

Aniba rosaeodora

Anti-inflammatoryAphrodisiacAntidepressantNervine

Samambaia

Polypodium leucotomos

AlterativeAnalgesicAnticancerAntioxidant

Sarsaparilla

Smilax spp.

Anti-inflammatoryAnalgesicAnticancerAntioxidant

Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

AlterativeAnti-inflammatoryAntilithicAntimicrobial

Willow

Salix alba

AnalgesicAnti-inflammatoryAntipyreticAstringent

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

BitterAntioxidantEmmenagogueDiaphoretic