| Action: | Stimulant |
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| Synonym: | Sympathomimetic |
Stimulates the the nervous system to enhance physical or mental abilities
• poor concentration
• fatigue
• cayenne (Capsicum annuum)
• coffee (Coffea arabica)
• ephedra (Ephedra sinica)
• garlic (Allium sativum)
• holy basil, tulsi (Ocimum sanctum)
• Indian tobacco (Lobelia inflata)
• Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng)
• osha (Ligusticum porteri)
• rhodiola (Rhodiola rosea)
• Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus )
• nervous
• cardiovascular
• adrenals
• stimulants typically interact directly or indirectly with the sympathetic nervous system
Hoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003.
Barnes J, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines, 3rd ed. London: Pharmaceutical Press, 2007.
Bone K. Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000.
Bone K. A Clinical Guide to Blending Liquid Herbs: Herbal Formulations for the Individual Patient. St Louis, MO: Churchill Livingstone, 2003.
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StimulantDefinitionStimulates the the nervous system to enhance physical or mental abilities Indications• poor concentration Treatments• cayenne (Capsicum annuum) Systems• nervous Mechanism• stimulants typically interact directly or indirectly with the sympathetic nervous system ReferencesHoffman D. Medical Herbalism. Rochester, Vermont: Healing Arts Press, 2003. |
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