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| their addictive potential. This includes the whole range of opium poppy derivatives. The remedies mentioned here are entirely safe and have no addictive properties. Hypnotic herbs should always be used within the context of an approach to sleep problems involving relaxation, food and lifestyle in general. |
| Hypnotic Herbs |
| California poppy |
| Chamomile |
| Hops |
| Linden |
| Motherwort |
| Mugwort |
| Passionflower |
| Pulsatilla |
| Skullcap |
| Valerian |
| Vervain |
| Wild lettuce |
| Wood betony |
| Nervines |
| A nervine is a plant remedy that has a beneficial effect upon the nervous system in some way. This makes the word nervine a catch-all expression. To study nervines properly it helps to differentiate them into a number of categories. It may be superfluous to point this out, but any successful treatment of nervous system problems with herbs must involve treating the whole body, heart and mind, not simply the signs of agitation and worry. Of course, the agitation can be reduced greatly, but the whole system must be strengthened in the face of the storm. The main nervine subdivisions are: |
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