Antispasmodic
A substance that will relieve or prevent muscular spasms, usually of smooth muscle, by a depressant effect on the nervous system. Also known as a spasmolytic.
See
Black Haw Bark
Black cohosh
Blue Cohosh
Catnip
Chamomile
Crampbark
Eucalyptus
False Unicorn Root
Goat's Rue
Lady's slipper
Lime blossom
Lobelia
Mistletoe
Motherwort
Skullcap
Skunk cabbage
Thyme
Valerian Root
Vervain
Wild lettuce
Wild Yam
References
Culbreth, D.M.R. A Manual of Materia Medica and Pharmacology. Reprinted by Eclectic Med Publications: Portland, OR, 1983.
Elingwood, F. American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy. Eclectic Med Publications, Portland, OR, l983.
Hoffmann, D: The New Holistic Herbal. Element, 1983. Third edition 1990.
Hyde, F.F. British Herbal Pharmacopoeia. British Herbal Medicine Assoc: West Yorks, England, 1983.
Moore, M. Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West. Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe, NM. l984.
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