Herbal Actions

Sedative

Calms and reduces nervous excitability

Sedatives calm nervous excitability and quiet the body and mind, easing the way into rest and, in stronger doses, sleep. They range from gentle relaxants to potent herbs reserved for short-term use.

Sedative is a sub-action of Nervine. Where nervine supports and calms the nervous system, sedative is its narrower, more targeted form.

Indications:

  • california poppy
  • Humulus lupulus
  • lavandula officinalis
  • matricaria recutita
  • passiflora incarnata
  • kava
  • piscidia erythrina
  • scutellaria lateriflora
  • valeriana officnialis
  • zizyphus spinosa
  • catnip
  • cordyalis spp.
  • lactuca virosa

Herbs with a sedative action (26)