L3 Herbal Actions: Stimulants Flashcards
Stimulant
What are stimulants used for?
- Wherever there is cold, sluggish action anywhere in the body
- To improve the flow of circulation
- To tone up the tissues.
Stimulant
What types of stimulants are there? Give examples.
Circulatory stimulants (Cayenne minimum)
Nerve/adrenal stimulants (Ephedra sinica)
Digestive stimulants
(Zingiber officinalis)
Stimulant
Why are circulatory stimulants preferable to nerve/adrenal stimulants?
Nerve/adrenal stimulants such as Ephedra or Caffeine can be depleting
Stimulant
Garlic
Considered by some traditions as ‘over-stimulating’
Allium sativa
Stimulant
Horseradish root
Digestive stimulant
Excellent sinus tonic
Armoracia rusticana.
Stimulant
Cayenne pod (seed)
Very powerful circulatory stimulant
Topically it is a rubifacient
Internally
Pain reliever - interrupts pain signals
Vulnerary - antihemorrhagic
Capsicum minimum
Stimulant
Ephedra herb
Ephedra sinica
Stimulant
Kola nut
Kola vera
Stimulant
Black peppercorn
Piper nigrum
Stimulant
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Stimulant
Prickly Ash bark
Good for when people don’t want pungent stimulants
Good antirheumatic
ZanTHOXylum clava herCUlis
Clava herculis - club of Hercules
Stimulant
Ginger root (rhizome)
All purpose stimulant (digestive, respiratory, circulatory)
Antirheumatic
Anti-inflammatory - esp for arthritic complaints
Zingiber officinalis
Stimulant
Gingko
Cerebral stimulant
Gingko biloba
List herbs with stimulant actions (9)
Black peppercorn
Cayenne
Ginger
Garlic
Ginko
Horseradish root
Prickly ash bark
Kola nut
Ephedra
