nervine


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nervine

(ˈnɜːviːn)
adj
(Physiology) having a soothing or calming effect upon the nerves
n
(Pharmacology) obsolete a nervine drug or agent
[C17: from New Latin nervīnus, from Latin nervus nerve]
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Various plants can help us sleep better, particularly those that are nervine; these calm or sedate the nervous system.
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Anti Spasmodic, Relaxant and Nervine: They calm all nervous disturbances or hyper-reactions which result in convulsions, spasms, nervousness, loss of control over limbs etc.
Scutellaria lateriflora was traditionally used as a nervine and anxiolytic; however, its additional anti-inflammatory, spasmolytic, antimicrobial, and antioxidant actions, may all have further benefited this client (31).
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esculenta have been reported to have nutrients, including minerals and vitamins such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, Vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin.[5] The leaves contain mucilage and are an effective nervine tonic.
It likes wet ground and shade, cool environments that support its cooling properties as a nervine tonic.
Successful outcomes (significant improvements in neurologic function with no report of recurrence of clinical signs) has been achieved in 54.4% of the dogs and treatment failure (euthanasia or necessary surgical intervention) was resorted in 14.4% dogs and 33.9% had clinical recurrence (Levine et al.,2007).The objective of this study was to find out the effect of nervine tonic, methyl prednisolone sodium succinate and anti-inflammatory drugs (Meloxicam (a)) on clinical changes and outcome of treatment in hindquarter weakness of dogs.
To a safflower oil base she added sweet marjoram essential oil for its analgesic, nervine, and vasodilator (blood vessel dilating) properties; ginger for its antispasmodic benefits; helichrysum for its analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and nervine properties; carrot seed, which is a vasodilator and smooth muscle relaxant; grapefruit for its detoxifying and emotionally uplifting benefits; vetiver, which is a deeply relaxing antispasmodic; and rose otto, distilled from rose petals, which has antidepressant and antispasmodic properties.
Con respecto a las ideas de Tracy, en su texto de 1910 sistematiza una serie de estudios realizados en el Training School for Nurses of the Addams Nervine Asylum, Jamaica Plain, (Massachusetts) desde 1904, en los cuales incluye las artes y los oficios como tratamientos (86).