Skullcap is nerve sedative. Good for all nerve irritation and nerve pain. Skullcap is not technically a sedative, but it baffles nerve pain so you can relax or sleep. Plains Skullcap increases blood supply to surface of the skin and are mildly heating. Galericulata is the strongest. But, only fresh or vary recently dried Skullcap has any effect. Best combined with a muscle relaxant like pedicularis or cordydalis. Combined with peony or lobelia or good for menstrual pain and cramps, also good for intestinal cramps. Lobelia combo good for general spasms. Combine with CA or Prickly Poppy for strains, sprains and deep bruises. Good for hysteria or really burned out stress, combined with verbena.
From SPECIFIC INDICATIONS FOR HERBS IN GENERAL USE Third edition Michael Moore:
SCUTELLARIA
Herpes, early nerve pain, before eruptions. Supportive to other measures; anxiety syndromes in chronic cardiopathies. Functional neurocirculatory disorders; palpitations in evening with emotional agitation. Sydenham's chorea. Convulsions, when other medications may not be necessary. Delirium tremens in sthenics. Epilepsy, when aura is present but condition is marginal for standard medication; petit mal while sleeping. Insomnia in sthenic individual, or from exhaustion following excitement; wakefulness in chronic disorders. Multiple sclerosis, agitated and irritable from distress and fear. Trigeminal neuralgia. Pruritus senilis, with itching. Depression with physical agitation, over- sensitivity to stimulus. Hysteria with great over-sensitivity to stimulus. Pain, neurogenic, with agitation and increased CNS sensitivity. Pain, made less bearable by fear, agitation.
SCUTELLARIA (Skullcap) HERB. Tincture [Fresh Plant, 1:2, Recent Dry Plant, 1:5, 50% alcohol] 20-60 drops. Standard Infusion of recent herb, 2-6 ounces, all to 3X a day. STATUS : W/C
POST-TREATMENT RELAXER
Skullcap ......... .......................3 parts
Betony............ .......................3 parts
Cimicifuga ..... .......................2 parts
Hypericum ..... .......................2 parts
Gelsemium..... .......................1 part
Mix from the tinctures. Use 30-60 drops (1 or 2 squirts) 2 or 3 times a day To alleviate posttreatment myo- and neurogenic discomfort from body work, and lessen the tendency of the body to immediately revert to patterning
NERVE TONIC
Valerian ......... .......................4 parts
Verbena.......... .......................4 parts
Skullcap ......... .......................4 parts
Passion Flower.......................4 parts
European Mistletoe................2 parts
Damiana......... .......................2 parts
Siberian Ginseng....................2 parts
Cordydalis...... .......................1 part
3-6 “00” capsules as needed. Lower doses help anxieties, larger doses act as an overt sedative. (Can be tinctured, 50% alcohol) HAYDEN'S
VIBURNUM COMPOUND(Modified)
Black Haw (V. prunifolium).. ...........1.5 ounces
Cramp Bark (V. opulus) ........ ...........1.0 ounce
Trillium (dried)...................... ...........1.0 ounce (OR Cotton Root Bark........ ...........(1.0 ounce)
Dioscorea (Wild Yam)........... ...........1/2 ounce
Skullcap (recently dried) ....... ...........1/4 ounce Cloves............ ....................... ...........1.0 ounce Cinnamon Bark...................... ...........3/4 ounce Orange Peel.... ....................... ...........1/2 ounce
Grind herbs together, moisten with a few tablespoons of alcohol, and let sit, covered, overnight. Tincture with 50% alcohol menstruum to a 1:4 tincture (about 26 ounces). Add 6.5 ounces (by volume) of Simple Syrup to bring the final strength to 1:5. You MAY substitute equal parts of glycerin and honey for the syrup, but it tasts wierd. Take 1-3 teaspoons in HOT water for Killer Kramps, particularly of it is a problem that only happens every few months, or occurs only the first night of menstruation. Regular monthly dysmennorhea from organic causes rarely responds very well to H.V.C. This is the Queen of Cramp Remedies
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