Sedative jasmine

Jasminum samba (L.) Aiton Mo Li Hua (Arabian jasmine) (flower, root) Formic acid, benzoic acid, acetic acid, anthranil acid, sesquiterpene, sesquijasmine.60 This herb (root) is toxic. Sedative, anesthetic, vulnerary properties. For congestive headache, lactifuge. 

Jasmine (Jasminum officinale) Many traditional medicinal uses over centuries including sedating and anesthetic effects. Animal studies demonstrate sedative and anti-aggression effect of ethanolic extract. No evidence of toxicity. 

Kuroda, K., Inoue, N., Ito, Y. et al. 2005. Sedative effects of the jasmine tea odor and )-(-)-linalool. one of its major odor components, on autonomic nerve activity and mood sates. 

Stimulant oils included jasmine, patchouli, ylangylang, basil, and rosemary active components included fenchone, 1,8 cineole, isoborneol, and orange terpenes (Lis-Balchin, 2006). There was considerable similarity in the sedative and stimulant effects of some essential oils studied physi ologically (e.g., their effect on smooth muscle of the guinea pig in vitro) and in various psychologi cal assessments, mostly on humans (Lis-Balchin, 2006). 

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