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Wild Lettuce Leaf (Lactuca virosa): The Herbal Sedative

Wild Lettuce — Lactuca virosa — is a tall, prickly biennial of roadsides and waste ground, the wild ancestor of cultivated lettuce but with…

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Valerian Root (Valeriana officinalis): The Sleep Herb

Valerian — Valeriana officinalis — is the most widely studied herbal sedative in the world, with an evidence base for sleep and anxiety that…

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St. John’s Wort Herb (Hypericum perforatum): The Antidepressant…

St. John’s Wort, Hypericum perforatum, is one of the most comprehensively studied herbs in the world, with a clinical evidence base for mild-to-moderate…

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Scullcap Herb (Scutellaria lateriflora): The Premier Nervous System…

Scullcap — Scutellaria lateriflora (American Skullcap) — is, for many clinical Western herbalists, the single most important nervine herb in the entire materia medica.…

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Sandalwood (Santalum album): The Sacred Calming Aromatic

Sandalwood — Santalum album, Indian Sandalwood — is one of the most precious aromatic substances in the world, used in religious ceremonies, meditation…

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Oat Seed (Avena sativa): The Foundation of Nervous…

Oats — Avena sativa — are perhaps the most surprising entry in any herbal materia medica, given their everyday familiarity as a breakfast food.…

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Neroli (Citrus aurantium): The Precious Calming Blossom

Neroli — the essential oil distilled from the blossoms of Citrus aurantium (the bitter orange tree) — is one of the most precious and…

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Lime Flowers (Tilia europaea): The European Nervous System…

Lime Flowers — the blossoms of Tilia europaea (European Linden or Common Lime Tree) — are one of the most beautiful and evocatively fragrant…

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Lavender Flowers (Lavandula officinalis): The World’s Favourite Nervine

Lavender Flowers — Lavandula officinalis (also Lavandula angustifolia) — need little introduction. The lilac-blue flower spikes of this sun-loving Mediterranean shrub have been used medicinally…

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