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A sedative is a drug that induces sleep and has a calming effect, reducing anxiety and tension.
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Plants having 'Sedative' activity
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| Viburnum opulus | Antispasmodic, astringent and sedative (bark); antiscorbutic, emetic and laxative (leaves and fruits) | | Viburnum prunifolium | Abortifacient, anodyne, antispasmodic, astringent, nervine and sedative (root and stem bark) | | Viscum album | Sedative, antispasmodic, cardiac, cytostatic, diuretic, hypotensive, narcotic, nervine, stimulant, tonic, vasodilator, emetic, anticancer and has a positve effect on arteriosclerosis (aerial part and leaf); hypotensive (leaf, wood and bark); diuretic and laxative (fruit); cardiotonic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, diuretic and purgative (fruit, leaf, wood and bark). | | Vitex agnus-castus | Anaphrodisiac, aphrodisiac, galactogogue, ophthalmic, sedative, stomachic, women's complaints (seeds and fruits) | | Waltheria indica | Abortifacient, laxative, febrifugal, purgative and emollient (plant); hypothermic and sedative (plant-low dosage); excitedness (plant-high dosage); antisyphilitic (root) | | Withania coagulans | Carminative, emetic, alterative, diuretic, antibilious, antiinflammatory, depresses the central nervous system and sedative (fruit); proteolytic (plant and fruit). | | Withania somnifera | Abortifacient, adaptogen, antibiotic, astringent, deobstruent, narcotic, sedative, tonic, antitumor, stimulates the central nervous system, antihepatotoxic, antiinflammatory and antimicrobial (leaf); stimulates the secretion and/or flow of milk (plant); hypnotic (sedative), aphrodisiac, diuretic, antispasmodic, stimulates the immune system. | | Xanthium spinosum | The whole plant is an active styptic for both local and general application. It is also diaphoretic, diuretic and sedative. An infusion of the root has been used as an emetic | | Xanthium strumarium | Antiepileptic, sedative, laxative, diaphoretic, emollient, diuretic, sedative and antibilious (plant); antiinflammatory, antitumor and hypothermic (root); astringent, alterative, antisyphilitic and diuretic (leaves) | | Xanthorhiza simplicissima | Analgesic, antialzheimeran, antiarthritic, anticancer, anticonvulsant, antihelicobacter, antiinflammatory, antiseptic, antiulcer, astringent, candidicide, depurative, fungicide, hemostatic, hypotensive, immunostimulant, sedative, tonic, trypanocide, uterotonic. | | Yucca filamentosa | Antiarthritic, antiherpetic, antiinflammatory, antimelanomic, antitumor, antiviral, hemolytic, sedative | | Ziziphus spina-christi | Antihelminthic and anti-diarrheic (boiled leaves); narcotic, tranquilliser, sedative, emollient and astringent (fruits) | | Zizyphus jujuba | Hypnotic, narcotic, sedative, stomachic and tonic (seeds); useful in arresting secretion or bleeding (bark); purifies the blood and aids digestion, increases the function of the brain by releasing more glutamic acid into the bloodstream (fruit); astringent and febrifuge (leaves); anodyne, anticancer, pectoral, refrigerant, sedative, stomachic, styptic and tonic (dried fruits). | | |