Plant and synthetic sedatives

Sedatives are means designed to have a mild sedative effect on the functioning of the nervous system. Depending on one or another origin, they are divided into two main groups: synthetic and plant. In addition, there are sedatives produced on the basis of natural raw materials and artificial components.

The strength with which they affect the central nervous system, directly depends on the dosage and the period of their admission.

Sedation drugs that belong to the class of neuroleptics, unlike, for example, from tranquilizers, are not used to eliminate convulsive syndrome and are not capable of causing muscle relaxation. In addition, these drugs are not addictive and addictive. It is this, incidentally, that allowed the widespread use of sedatives to treat a wide variety of patients.

If we consider a group of herbal medicines, then it includes tincture of motherwort, valerian, hawthorn, balm and St. John's wort, as well as corvalol, valoserdine and other combined agents.

All of them are characterized by pronounced antiphobic and soothing effect, cause a decrease in emotional tension and contribute to calm. Vegetative sedatives are often used to relieve nervous excitement, to treat and prevent insomnia and neuroses, and cardiovascular diseases. Quite often they are used in conjunction with local anesthesia for various medical procedures. Soothing drugs dull the feeling of fear, pain and other negative emotions. In fact, this is a kind of alternative to easy anesthesia, as the patient is conscious, but at the same time completely relaxed and does not experience nervous tension.

Among the synthetic preparations of sedative action, the most widely used preparations were bromine, or so-called bromides.

These drugs have a mild calming effect, are quickly absorbed and slowly withdrawn from the body. Assign bromides, as a rule, with increased irritability, neurasthenia and other forms of neuroses. With prolonged use, synthetic sedatives accumulate in the body and can cause side effects such as drowsiness, inhibition, skin rashes and memory impairment. In addition, bromides can have a general irritant effect on the mucous membranes of a person, causing conjunctivitis and coughing. To get rid of these symptoms and accelerate the withdrawal of the drug is prescribed abundant drink and a large amount of sodium chloride.

To enhance the positive effect, it is very good to use both plant and synthetic sedatives in combination with such drugs as nootropic substances. The latter increase the body's resistance to various aggressive influences, improve memory, positively affect mental activity in general.