What are some good herbal remedies to help bring on sleep?

Question

What are some good herbal remedies to help bring on sleep?

Answer 1

Asian herb: Cassod Tree also

available in capsule & tea sachet.

It's not recommended for those with

high blood pressure.

Melatonin is also highly recommended.

Apart from herbs and Melatonin, natural

therapy is another way out with good credit.

Answer 2

From a former insomniac. Start by taking 5HTP 1 hr before bedtime, it is not a sedative and you won't feel anything, you will just get naturally tired (it is a precurser to tryptophan, which is the equivalent of that tired feeling after eating thanksgiving turkey). For somehing stronger, go with valerian root- it will lull you to sleep but you won't have the dreaded morning after hangover. I have both on my bedside table. They are both available at any drugstore that carries vitamins.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

There are heaps of things you can do to help yourself sleep better.

Take a walk a couple of hours before bed. Fresh air and exercise work wonders to help you relax.

Have a hot, relaxing bath. Add a couple of drops of lavender and chamomile essential oils.

No drinks containing caffeine for at least two hours before bed.

Is your bedroom cluttered or messy? Have a tidy up and de-cluttering if so. It's very hard to relax in a cluttered environment.

Are your bedroom curtains thin? Either get some new ones, or some dark material to line them, which will stop light coming through.

Reading can help relax you.

Herb wise? Valerian is a wonderful one. You can get it in capsule and tea form from most major herbalists. Be warned though. It smells and tastes disgusting! But it does work. Passiflora is also good.

Lettuce contains laudanum, which is also very soporific, so having a salad for dinner every now and again will also help.

Hope this helps you.

Answer 5

There's lots of herbal supplements you can take, though I haven't personally tried any, such as Kalms (special sleep ones).

However, I have a spray that I sometimes spray around my bed... it's from boots and is called 'sleep pillow mist', it smells alright and does get me to relax a bit more.

Also, drink a warm milky drink before going to bed, hot chocolate is great, and don't have any tea, coffee, fizzy drinks or alcohol... these are all stimulants and won't help!

Essential oils such as lavender and chamomile are supposed to aid relaxation and sleep, so try having a hot bath with a few drops of these oils before bed.

Hope this helps.

Answer 6

Agree with the lavender (use essential oil in lotion or bath as well as lavender pre-scented lotions); spray lavender spray on your pillow.

Herbal: take valerian and passionflower.

Answer 7

take a nice bath with bath salts like lavender and stuff, radox is very relaxing in the bath

Answer 8

Lavender works best.

Answer 9

Natural remedies include warm milk, melatonin, valerian, 5-HTP and others that you can find in a web search for "natural sleep remedies".

Answer 10

Lavender oil, either used in the bath before retiring or dropped on to the pillow is very sedative. One study a few years back successfully weaned patients off the addictive sleeping pill nitrazepam, using lavender oil.

Answer 11

I'd recommend a nice hot cup of Chamomile tea to help your body relax and get you to fall asleep.

Answer 12

Homeopathic Treatment for Sleeplessness / Insomnia, due to different reason and with different set of symptoms (No side effects or interaction with conventional drugs and totally non addictive) :-

Sleeplessness during menopausal stage Senecio Aur 30X, 4 hourly

Cannot sleep in the early hours of night; utterly wide awake, mind active; sleeplessness due to excitement Coffea Cruda 30X 6, hourly

Cannot sleep after 3 A.M.; sleeplessness due to mental strain or sedentary habits; sleep dreamy and restless Nux Vomica 30X, at bed times for 7 days

Due to fear or panic; insomnia after shock or fright; restlessness and tossing in bed Aconite Nap 30X 4 hourly

Due to tiredness; either physical or mental; bed feels too hard; must keep moving in search of soft portion for relief in bed Arnica Montana 30X or 200X, 1/2 hourly (3 Doses)

Sleeplessness after midnight from anxiety and restlessness; has to get up and walk Belladonna 30X, 4 hourly

Sleepy yet unable to sleep; child tosses, kicks clothes off, twitches; restless sleep with frightful dreams Arsenic Album 30X or 200X, 4 hourly (3 Doses)

Sleeplessness and restlessness; specially in first part of night; gets up and walks on the floor, as soon as the bed time comes patient is wide awake Chamomilla 30X or 200X, 4 hourly

Sleeplessness due to old grief; after dreams of thieves or robbers Natrum Mur 200X or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses)

Sleeplessness due to sudden shock; disappointment Ignatia 200X or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses)

Feels sleepy but cannot sleep; clocks striking at a distance keep him awake; bed feels hot; moves about in vain to find a cool spot in bed Pulsatilla 30X or 200X, 4 hourly

Restlessness during early part of sleep; sound sleep when it is turns to rise; gets too hot in bed; throws off covers, gets chilly and puts them on again; puts arms above the head during sleep Opium 30X or 200X, 4 hourly

Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.

Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine

Take Care and God Bless you.

Answer 13

Smoke some pot.