Seeds of Species with Sedative Properties :

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It has also been found to have psycho-sedative action.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Helichrysum odoratissimum</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> The smoke is inhaled by traditional healers (sangomas) to induce a trance state.</div> <div> Smoke from burning leaves is sedative and is also inhaled for pain relief.</div> <div> Helichrysum, known as `imphepho', is burned as a ritual incense with the purpose of invoking the ancestors.</div> <div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id333.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Imphepho"><U><B>Click here to buy Helichrysum herb</B></U></A><B>. ]</B></div> <bR> <div> <U>Milletia grandis</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Roots are burned in the hut as a tranquillizer to dispel worries.</div> <div> Recipes also exist for sleep-inducing cures based on the roots.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Momordica foetida</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > & </FONT><U>Momordica involucrata</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> The Zulus take an infusion or a decoction of the runners as a sedative.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Pittosporum viridiflorum</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Root infusions are used for accuracy in divining.</div> <div> Roots and bark are also used as aphrodisiacs, and are sometimes added to beer. </div> <div> Bark decoctions also have analgesic (pain-killing) and calming effects (sedative).</div> <div> Active saponins have been isolated from the plant.</div> <div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id314.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Umfusamvu Pittosporum viridiflorum"><U><B>Click here to buy P. viridiflorum bark</B></U></A><B>. ]</B></div> <bR> <div> <U>Rauvolfia caffra</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> The bark is used as an intoxicant in Tanzania by the Chagga.</div> <div> In the Transkei, bark is used by traditional healers as a tranquillizer for patients believed to have been possessed by spirits.</div> <div> Dried leaves are used as a snuff for headaches.</div> <div> Stems are used for making beer.</div> <div> Blood-purifying decoctions are made from the rootbark.</div> <div> Bark is used in medicines for abdominal pain, and also to ward off evil spirits.</div> <div> In Kenya, the leaves are used to help newly circumcised boys to sleep.</div> <div> Rootbark contains the alkaloid reserpine, which has a sedative and tranquillizing effect but is not hypnotic.</div> <div> The alkaloid yohimbine is also present in Rauvolfia.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Stephania abyssinica</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Pain-killing and tranquillizing effects are known from this species.</div> <div> The root also has aphrodisiac effects.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Sutherlandia frutescens</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> The seeds and leaves are smoked by labourers as a cannabis substitute in Namaqualand. </div> <div> The leaves are sedative when smoked. </div> <div> The leaves are also smoked for extreme pain.</div> <div> <B>[ </B><A HREF="id346.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wildegansie Sutherlandia frutescens"><U><B>Click here to buy S. frutescens herbs</B></U></A><B>. ]</B></div> <bR> <div> <U>Tecomaria capensis</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Powdered bark relieves pain, is a sedative, and induces sleep.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Vangueria infausta</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > :</FONT></div> <div> Decoctions of macerated roots are taken as aphrodisiacs.</div> <div> Trees are reputed to induce sleep during the flowering season.</div> <bR> <div> <U>Withania somnifera</U><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  :</FONT></div> <div> Is used as a panacea (cure-all), an aphrodisiac, and for anti-ageing effects.</div> <div> Excellent results have been recorded from an alcoholic preparation of Withania; the effects are hypnotic. </div> <div> A watery extract is slightly narcotic. 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