Pflanzliche Beruhigungsmittel in der Praxis

Journal/Book: Ärztezeitschrift für Naturheilverfahren. 1994; 35/7: 484-488.

Abstract: The phytopharmaceutics used for the therapy of sleeplessness, nervousness and depressive ill-humour can be divided into four groups: night-sedatives, day sedatives, antidepressive drugs and anxiolytics. Based on new pharmacological and clinical tests as well as on the knowledge from experiental medicine it is rational therapy in case of mild to not quite severe forms of psychosomatic diseases to use certain plant sedatives for primary medication. The drugs derived from plants must be of high quality and should, if possible, the standardized as well as based on the monographies of drugs and recommendations for dosages on which the Commission E has positively decided. According to these criteria the following officinal plants come into question: valerian, hop, balm-mint, lavender, passion flower, St. John's worts (hypericum) and kawa.

Keyword(s): Phytotherapie, psychosomatische Beschwerden, pflanzliche Sedativa, pflanzliche Psychopharmaka, Baldrian, Hopfen, Melisse, Lavendel, Passionsblume,Johanniskraut,Kava-Kava

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