{"id":5661,"date":"2015-03-06T12:07:14","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T17:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/68.183.58.104\/learn\/?p=5661"},"modified":"2021-06-30T15:53:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T19:53:19","slug":"herbal-sleep-remedies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/herbal-sleep-remedies\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Herbs To Help You Sleep Better"},"content":{"rendered":"

In honor of National Sleep Awareness Week<\/a>, we are featuring 5 great herbs that can improve insomnia or restless sleep. These all-natural remedies will have you relaxed and dreaming in no time! Like many herbs, you may notice an immediate effect, but it tends to increase over time, so make a nightly cup of tea a pre-bed ritual.<\/h4>\n

Chamomile (Matricaria recutita<\/em>)<\/h2>\n

Chamomile<\/a>, a member of the daisy family, is native to Europe and western Asia. German chamomile is the most commonly used. Chamomile is well known as a gentle, calming herb. Since it also helps ease an upset stomach it is a particularly good choice for younger children whose insomnia may be related to gastrointestinal upset. Chamomile is generally safe, but a low percentage of people, often those who are sensitive to ragweed, are sensitive to chamomile and develop allergic reactions<\/a>. In contrast to pharmaceutical sleep aids, which people may need to keep taking more of to feel the same effects, chamomile seems to work better the more it’s used<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hops (Humulus lupulus<\/em>)<\/h2>\n

Beer lovers are familiar with this uniquely flavored herb; it’s commonly used while brewing beer, especially IPAs and other hoppy styles. But did you know it also makes amazing natural medicine? Hops is used for insomnia, anxiety, and digestion<\/a>. Hops has been used in Arab, Indian Ayurvedic, and North American Indian medicine traditions for it’s sedative, anti-anxiety, and hypnotic properties. Non-alcoholic beer has been shown to improve sleep<\/a>, which shows that the hops in beer can have a medicinal effect separate from the sedative effects of alcohol. Hops can be even more effective when paired with our next herb, valerian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Valerian (Valeriana officinalis<\/em>)<\/h2>\n

Valerian has a long history of use for sleep problems. One great quality of valerian is that is does not cause a morning hangover effect. 29 clinical studies of valerian all showed that valerican is significantly more effective than placebo for improving sleep disturbances.<\/p>\n

Lavender (Lavandula officinalis<\/em>)<\/h2>\n

Lavender is widely loved for its relaxing, soothing abilities. Many people use lavender essential oil<\/a>, but it is also lovely in tea, especially combined with chamomile. The internal use of lavender flower is currently approved by the German Commission E for restlessness or insomnia, nervous stomach irritations, and nervous intestinal discomfort, so lavender, like chamomile, is great for soothing a nervous stomach. Lavender essential oil is calming in a warm bath, and can be used in sachets to make sleep pillows<\/a>, which you can keep next to your bed to smell before falling asleep or if you wake up in the night.<\/p>\n

California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica<\/i>)<\/h2>\n

California poppy can reduce anxiety, lower stress, and help treat insomnia<\/a>. Like the other herbs listed above, it can be consumed in a tincture or tea or capsule form.<\/p>\n

Look out for our next post about totally free ways to improve your sleep!<\/h3>\n

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In honor of National Sleep Awareness Week, we are featuring 5 great herbs that can improve insomnia or restless sleep. These all-natural remedies will have you relaxed and dreaming in no time! Like many herbs, you may notice an immediate effect, but it tends to increase over time, so make a nightly cup of tea … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1274],"tags":[226,230,259,11,257,231,258,256,101,232],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5661"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5661\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peachvitamins.com\/learn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}