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Herbal sedatives.

Plants with a sedative (calming) effect:

Valerian officinalis (roots and rhizomes),
Patrinia medium (roots and rhizomes, seeds),
Peony evading (grass, roots),
Peppermint (leaves),
Melissa officinalis (aerial part of the plant),
Common wormwood (plant tops during flowering and roots),
Motherwort (plant tops during flowering),
Oregano (aerial part of the plant during the flowering period),
Passiflora incarnate (herb),
Pharmacy chamomile (inflorescences),
Common hops (cones),
Trifid bur-marigold (leaves before flowering),
Kava-kava (rhizomes),
Menyanthes trifoliata (synonym: Bogbean) (leaves without petioles).

Infusions from the above-described plants help to cope with nervous excitability, reduce nervous tension in muscles, relax, have a weak anticonvulsant effect, reduce heart rate and lower blood pressure, have a beneficial effect in vegetative-vascular disorders.

Herbal sedatives are used in cases where there is no need to resort to more complex sedative drugs that depress the activity of the nervous system, since herbal sedatives do not have serious side effects: for example, they do not impair memory, do not inhibit thought processes, do not have "deafening »An effect that causes lethargy and severe drowsiness.

But, nevertheless, it is necessary to apply calming herbal preparations according to the situation requiring their calming effect. That is, drinking every day instead of tea or adding components of these plants to tea is not recommended, since they can reduce blood pressure, which is not acceptable in all cases, affect the heart rate, can cause persistent muscle weakness, reduce smooth muscle peristalsis, dull attention, provoke a miscarriage.

In addition, in infusions, not chemically isolated extracts are usually used, which means that alkaloids, essential oils, tannins will regularly enter the body, which irritate the mucous membrane of the stomach and / or intestines and can cause gastritis, provoke an ulcer , lead to colitis and constipation, give rise to an allergic reaction.

Plants with a calming effect can be grown and harvested by yourself, or you can use ready-made harvests sold in pharmacies. At the same time, the calming effect of plants will be more effective if mixtures of these plants are used in the infusion in various combinations.

Recipe number 1

2 parts of motherwort + 1 part of chamomile flowers + 1 part of a Menyanthes trifoliata is mixed, one tablespoon is poured with a glass of boiling water, infused for an hour and taken half a glass twice a day 30 minutes before meals.

Recipe number 2

1 part valerian + 2 parts mint + 1 part hops are mixed, one tablespoon is poured with a glass of boiling water, infused until completely cooled, half a glass is taken twice a day.

Recipe number 3

Mint 1/5 part + St. John's wort 1/10 part + lemon balm 1/5 part + valerian 1/5 part + chamomile 1/10 + hops 1/5 part is mixed, 1 tablespoon is brewed with a glass of boiling water, infused and consumed in 1/3 glasses twice a day.

Recipe number 4

Motherwort: mint: valerian: hops = 4/10: 2/10: 2/10: 2/10 mix, pour one tablespoon with a glass of boiling water, insist and drink 1/3 cup twice a day.

Recipe number 5

Valerian: oregano: motherwort: chamomile = 3/10: 2/10: 3/10: 2/10 mix, pour a tablespoon with a glass of boiling water, insist, drink 1/3 cup twice a day.

Pharmaceutical analogs of such fees: sedative collection 1, 2, 3. For those who are too lazy to bother with brewing herbs, you can pay attention to ready-made soothing phytopreparations: valerian (tablets and alcohol tincture), Peony tincture, Motherwort tincture, Novo-passit (tablets , syrup), Persen (tablets), Sanason (tablets), Alora (syrup, tablets).

With excessive enthusiasm for such means, side effects can also appear: drowsiness, muscle weakness, dizziness, nausea, therefore, taking such calming herbal remedies cannot be combined with those activities that require increased concentration of attention and precise reflexes (for example, when driving a vehicle, controlling various mechanisms etc.).