Analgesic
Analgesic, or Anodyne - a substance relieving pain without causing sedation
See:
Pulsatilla
White Willow Bark
These herbs have approval status by the German Commission E regarding this specific pharmacological action:
Arnica flower
Devil's Claw root
White Willow Bark
References:
Blumenthal, M (Ed.): The Complete German Commission E Monographs: Therapeutic Guide to Herbal Medicines. American Botanical Council. Austin, TX. 1998.
Culbreth, D.M.R. A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology. Reprinted by Eclectic Med Publications: Portland, OR, 1983.
Moore, M. Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West. Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe, NM. l984.
Hyde, F.F. British Herbal Pharmacopoeia. British Herbal Medicine Assoc.: West Yorks, England, 1983.