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liver disease, and sleeping pills, 17 |
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massage oils, 31 |
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for stress, 78 |
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withdrawal from, 13 |
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medicines, see medications |
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meditation, 78-79 |
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and motherwort, 55 |
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migraine headaches, 54 |
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minisleeps, 4 |
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miscarriage, 44 |
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mood, and sleep deprivation, 4 |
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motherwort, 55 |
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MSG, 36 |
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mugwort, 55-56 |
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muscle cramps |
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and crampbark, 48 |
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and kava kava, 52 |
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and valerian, 61, 63 |
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and wild lettuce, 66 |
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muscle relaxants, 20 |
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muscle system, 20, 42 |
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and kava kava, 52 |
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muscle tension, see muscle cramp |
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napping, 68, 76 |
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and shift work, 77-78 |
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narcolepsy, 8 |
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negative associations, 11, 14, 69, 72-75 |
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nervine relaxants, 19, 41, 42-43 |
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nervine tonics, 19, 40 |
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nervines, 39-41 |
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nervous system, 20, 42 |
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and chamomile, 46 |
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and damiana, 49 |
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and hops, 50 |
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and lavender, 53 |
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and linden, 54 |
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and oatstraw, 56 |
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and passionflower, 57 |
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and skullcap, 60 |
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and vervain, 65 |
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and wild lettuce, 66 |
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neuralgia |
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and black cohosh, 43 |
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and passionflower, 57 |
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and St. John's wort, 60 |
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and wood betony, 67 |
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neurological pain, 43 |
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nicotine, 75-76 |
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and sleeplessness, 11 |
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and stress, 78 |
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noise, 69-70 |
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and valerian, 62-63 |
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nutrition, 35-37 |
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oatstraw, 56-57 |
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oral pain, 52 |
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ovarian cramps |
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and black cohosh, 43 |
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and crampbark, 48 |
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pain, 62 |
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see also headache; oral pain |
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Parkinson's disease, 57 |
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passionflower, 57, 64 |
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as muscle relaxant, 63 |
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petit mal, 51 |
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pregnancy |
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