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Milk Oat

Avena sativa (milky oats)

Young oat plant tops harvested at milky stage with nervine and nutritive properties for nervous exhaustion.

Victorian nervous exhaustion remedy3-5ml fresh tincture 3x daily
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Morus Fruit

Morus alba

TCM blood and yin tonic fruit used to nourish yin, supplement blood, and generate fluids. The dark purple berries are used differently from the leaves in TCM.

Nourish blood and yin9-15g dried fruit or 500mg extract daily
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Nervine

Mountain St. John's Wort

Hypericum montanum

European alpine Hypericum species used in folk medicine for digestive and nervous conditions.

Alpine European folk herb2-3g dried herb as tea daily
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Nervine

Mu Li

Ostrea gigas

TCM mineral/shell remedy for anxiety, insomnia, and calming the spirit.

Anxiety15-30g pre-decocted (30 min before other herbs)
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Nervine

Mu Li Nervine

Ostrea gigas (shell)

TCM mineral that calms liver yang and sedates the spirit.

Anxiety15-30g calcined shell in decoction
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Nervine

Mucuna cochinchinensis

Mucuna cochinchinensis

Southeast Asian velvet bean used in Vietnamese and Chinese folk medicine for nerve conditions.

nerve weakness5-10g seed powder 2x/day
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Nervine

Mucuna gigantea

Mucuna gigantea

Pacific and tropical Asian velvet bean relative; similar L-DOPA content to M. pruriens; used in folk medicine.

Parkinson's (folk)5-10g seed powder 2x/day
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Nervine

Mucuna Sloanei

Mucuna sloanei

Tropical liana of West Africa and South America used in traditional medicine for pain, inflammation, and as a snake venom antidote.

snake bite antidoteSeed or root decoction 200ml 2x daily under supervision
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Nervine

Mulungu

Erythrina mulungu

Brazilian tree used by Indigenous peoples and in Brazilian folk medicine for anxiety, insomnia, and as a sedative; widely used in South American phytotherapy.

AnxietyBark tincture: 1-3ml 2-3 times daily; 500mg extract at bedtime
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Nervine

Nardus Indica

Nardostachys grandiflora

Himalayan herb closely related to jatamansi; used in Ayurveda, Unani, and historically as the biblical anointing oil spikenard.

Perfumery and sacred anointing oil historically1–2 drops essential oil in aromatherapy; 250–500 mg powder
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Nervine

Nepeta mussinii

Nepeta racemosa

Ornamental and medicinal catmint from Persia used in traditional medicine for digestive complaints and mild sedation.

Digestive complaints in Persian folk medicine2-4 g dried herb as tea
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Nervine

Neroli Oil

Citrus aurantium (blossom oil)

Distilled orange blossom essential oil from bitter orange tree, used for anxiety, skin care, and aromatherapy.

French perfumery tradition1-2% diluted in carrier for topical; aromatherapy as needed
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Nervine

Newbouldia Laevis

Newbouldia laevis

Small ornamental tree used extensively in traditional medicine across West and Central Africa for epilepsy, fever, skin conditions, and as a wound healer.

epilepsyBark decoction 200ml 2x daily
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Nymphaea Alba Herb

Nymphaea alba

European water lily used in folk medicine as antaphrodisiac, sedative, and treatment of skin and genitourinary conditions.

sedative and antaphrodisiac in European folk medicine2-4g dried root or flower as tea or tincture
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Nervine

Nymphaea lotus

Nymphaea lotus

An Egyptian water lily with sacred significance used in traditional medicine as a sedative and aphrodisiac.

Sedative use2-4g dried flower or rhizome as tea
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Nervine

Oats Milky Oat Seed

Avena sativa milky

Fresh green oat tops collected in milky stage; premier nerve trophorestorative for burnout, adrenal fatigue, and nervous exhaustion.

Nervous exhaustion and burnout3-5ml fresh plant tincture 3x daily
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Ornithogalum umbellatum

Ornithogalum umbellatum

Bulbous perennial of the Mediterranean with white star-shaped flowers, used as flower essence and folk medicine.

Traditional flower essence Bach remedy for trauma and shockBach flower essence preparation only; raw bulb toxic
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Nervine

Paeonia officinalis

Paeonia officinalis

A European peony used in folk medicine for epilepsy, nervous conditions, and menstrual disorders.

Epilepsy treatment historically1-3g dried root as tea
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Palo Santo Wood

Bursera graveolens

Sacred South American tree related to Copal used in Andean shamanic healing and Amazonian medicine. The wood is burned for spiritual purification and the resin has antimicrobial properties.

Sacred shamanic purification burningBurn as incense; apply diluted oil topically
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Nervine

Pasque Flower

Pulsatilla vulgaris

Perennial of chalk grasslands; aerial parts used in homeopathy and herbal medicine for nervous and reproductive system conditions.

Nervous tension and anxiety1–2 mL tincture (1:10) 3x daily; homeopathic potencies
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