Sedative
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Chamomile – Matricaria recutita
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$8.90 – $42.95Traditionally the flowers were boiled and drunk in tea form to cure aches and pains, as well as relieving frustration and impatience.
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Lavender – Lavendula spp.
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$8.40 – $39.95Lavender has been used for centuries to inflame passions as an aphrodisiac, and it is still one of the most recognized scents in the world.
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St Johns Wort – Hypericum perforatum
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$8.90 – $43.10St John’s Wort has been used in folk medicine for thousands of years as a painkiller or sedative.
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Damiana – Turnera diffusa
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$12.60 – $58.70I call Damiana the ‘Hip Herb’ as it works from the knees up and belly button down.
It is also hip because it relieves stress and anxiety as well as having potent aphrodisiac effects.
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Hops – Humulus lupulus
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$12.50 – $58.95In North American traditional medicines, the Cherokee used hops as a sedative, anti-rheumatic, analgesic, gynaecological aid for breast and womb problems, and a kidney and urinary aid for “gravel” and inflamed kidneys.
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Corydalis – Corydalis ambigua
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$14.90 – $72.20Corydalis is a potential ingredient in most any formula used to treat pain. The root of the Corydalis plant in Chinese is known as YAN HU SUO.
