sedative vs soothing

sedative

adj
  • Calming, soothing, inducing sleep, tranquilizing 

noun
  • An agent or drug that sedates, having a calming or soothing effect, or inducing sleep. 

soothing

adj
  • Tending to soothe. 

  • Giving relief. 

  • Freeing from fear or anxiety. 

noun
  • The act by which somebody is soothed. 

How often have the words sedative and soothing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )