Natural sleeping aids have always been around, some are old wives tales but some sleep aids natural herbs and roots have been rediscovered and are still being sold over the counter in major supermarkets as herbal sleeping aids.
The best over the counter sleeping should contain some or all of the ingredients noted in the following pages below. Although if you wanted you can make this yourself by visiting the health food shop and making it up yourself.
You can vary the potency and and even make a mild solution that you can take as a natural muscle relaxant just before bedtime. This has a natural herbal sedative that you can use at any time, especially if you suffer from stress!
Lactuca Virosa has very similar properties to opium, but does not contain any opiates , and so is safe to consume in controlled doses. An extract from the stem is prepared in such a way , very similar to opium, and this produces lactucarium.When taken this gives a mild euphoria, and last last a few [...]
Humulus Lupus (genus.Cannabaceae ), is the name for Hops . They appear to be conical in shape and look like tiny beehives.These strobiles are the part that is used for medicine , and have a bitter taste. Everyone is aware of the hops for their use in the beer industry , but they have been [...]
Valerian used in medicine is not to be mistaken for the type grown in a garden , which has very little medicinal properties . It has pink fluffy flowers at the top whn flowering. The oval green leaves are in pairs along the thin stalks . The true medicinal Valerian (Valeria) is a tall plant [...]
