Analgesic: relieves and soothes pain
Analgesic/Anodynes are natural painkillers by lessening the sensitivity of the brain and the nervous system, causing pain relief and analgesia.
Examples:
Aconitum napellus (aconite)
Atropa belladonna (belladonna)
Bryonia alba (white bryony)
Cannabis sativa (marijuana)
Capsicum frutescens (cayenne, topically)
Corydalis spp. (corydalis)
Eschscholzia californica (California poppy)
Filipendula ulmaria (meadowsweet)
Gelsemium sempervirens (gelsemium)
Hyoscyamus niger (henbane)
Papaver somniferum (opium poppy)
Piper methysticum (kava kava)
Piscidia erythrina (Jamaica dogwood)
Pulsatilla vulgaris (pulsatilla)
Ricinus communis (castor oil, topically)
Salix alba (willow)
Scutellaria lateriflora (skullcap)
Valeriana officinalis (valerian)
