nervine
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈnɜrvɪn/
- Specialized
- Doctors sometimes prescribe a nervine for patients with mild nervous disorders.
Examples
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Chamomile tea is often used as a natural nervine to promote relaxation.
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The herbalist recommended a nervine to help with anxiety.
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A herbal nervine can help reduce anxiety.
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Many people find that nervines like chamomile are effective.
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Valerian root is often used as a nervine to help reduce anxiety and promote relaxation.
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Many herbal teas contain chamomile as a calming nervine that soothes the nervous system.
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After a long day, she enjoyed a warm cup of lemon balm tea, which served as a gentle nervine to ease her stress.
Synonyms
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8.7
A medicine used to treat schizophrenia that reduces strong symptoms like seeing or hearing things that are not real
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6.8
A medicine that calms serious mental illness like schizophrenia
Antonyms
How Calming
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nervine comes from the Latin nervus meaning 'nerve', the same root as the English word nerve. A nervine is a substance or medicine that works on the nerves to calm or soothe them.