Herbal Remedies for Sleep
How to Use Healing Herbs and Natural Therapies to Ease Stress, Promote Relaxation, and Encourage Healthy Sleep Habits
Published on 2. May 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-63586-774-9 (ISBN)
Description
A good night's sleep is the key to good overall health-both physical and mental-but as many as a third of adults say they don't get enough of it. The pandemic has led to increased anxiety and stress, making it even more difficult to sleep than it was before. Over-the-counter sleep aids can be habit forming, and many people prefer a more natural approach.
Herbal Remedies for Sleep introduces readers to the top 15 herbs for reducing stress and encouraging a good night's sleep, along with recipes for using them in homemade formulas. The book includes three classes of herbs: those that have a general calming and relaxing effect; adaptogens, a class of herbs that has grown in popularity for its ability to balance and calm the nervous system; and sedative herbs, for those nights when you just can't stop tossing and turning and need to go to sleep quickly. Remarkably, many of these herbs can easily be grown in an ordinary backyard, making it simple for people to grow a garden that helps promote a restful night's sleep.
Herbal Remedies for Sleep introduces readers to the top 15 herbs for reducing stress and encouraging a good night's sleep, along with recipes for using them in homemade formulas. The book includes three classes of herbs: those that have a general calming and relaxing effect; adaptogens, a class of herbs that has grown in popularity for its ability to balance and calm the nervous system; and sedative herbs, for those nights when you just can't stop tossing and turning and need to go to sleep quickly. Remarkably, many of these herbs can easily be grown in an ordinary backyard, making it simple for people to grow a garden that helps promote a restful night's sleep.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Workman Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
Full-colour; photographs throughout
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 176 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63586-774-9 (9781635867749)
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Maria Noel Groves
Herbal Remedies for Sleep
How to Use Healing Herbs and Natural Therapies to Ease Stress, Promote Relaxation, and Encourage Healthy Sleep Habits
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04/2024
Storey Publishing, LLC
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Maria Noel Groves is the author of Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies and Body into Balance. She is a clinical herbalist and herbal medicine teacher with more than two decades of experience, and a registered professional member of the American Herbalists Guild. She has written for numerous publications including Herbal Academy's The Herbarium, Taste for Life, Remedies, Herb Quarterly, and Mother Earth News. Her business, Wintergreen Botanicals, is based in New Hampshire.
Content
Preface: My Story of Sleep
1 Understanding and Supporting Quality Sleep
The Importance of Sleep
How Sleep Works
Core Habits for Better Sleep
I Still Can’t Sleep! What’s Going On?
2 Managing Stress and Daytime Energy
The Effects of Stress
Supporting the Stress Response with Adaptogens
Adaptogens for Sleep Support
Ashwagandha
Reishi
Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Magnolia
3 Relaxation Day and Night
Why Relaxation Matters
You Are How You Think and Feel: Mind–Body Balance
Relaxation beyond Herbs
Gently Calming and Uplifting Nervines
Milky Oat Seed
Lemon Balm
Mimosa
Relaxing Nervines
Motherwort
Skullcap
Kava
Additional Nervines to Consider
4 Bedtime Sedating Sleep Support
Before Herbs, Sleep Tips
Sedative Herbs for Deeper Relaxation
Gentle Sedatives
Chamomile
Lavender
California Poppy
Stronger Sedative Sleep Aids
Passionflower
Valerian
Hops
Additional Sleep Remedies
5 Harvesting and Drying Herbs
Harvesting Herbs
Leaves and Aerial Parts
Flowers and Buds
Bark
Roots
Drying Herbs
Drying Methods
Garbling Dried Herbs
Storing Dried Herbs
6 Sleep-Support Recipes and Remedies
Tips for Taking Herbs
Herbal Beverages
Maria's Sleep Tea
Holy Rose Water
Happy Lemon Tea
Chamomile-Mint Tea
Tangy Vitality Tea
Tart Cherry Soda
Lemon Bliss Seltzer
Ashwagandha Chai
Adaptogen "Coffee"
Using Powders
Aromatic Rose Powder
Warm Honey Milk with Nutmeg
Ashwagandha Golden Milk
Capsules
Tinctures
Maria's Go-to-Sleep Tincture Blend
Relief Tincture Blend
Stress Relief Tincture Blend
Hops Citrus Nightcap Bitters
Herbal Glycerites
Mellow Me Glycerite
Lemon Balm-Catnip Glycerite
Flower Essences
Aromatherapy
7 Herbal Safety and Quality Guidelines
Considerations for Special Populations
Buying Herbs and Remedies
Properties of Sleep Herbs
Metric Conversion Tables
Recommended Reading
Resources
Index
1 Understanding and Supporting Quality Sleep
The Importance of Sleep
How Sleep Works
Core Habits for Better Sleep
I Still Can’t Sleep! What’s Going On?
2 Managing Stress and Daytime Energy
The Effects of Stress
Supporting the Stress Response with Adaptogens
Adaptogens for Sleep Support
Ashwagandha
Reishi
Holy Basil (Tulsi)
Magnolia
3 Relaxation Day and Night
Why Relaxation Matters
You Are How You Think and Feel: Mind–Body Balance
Relaxation beyond Herbs
Gently Calming and Uplifting Nervines
Milky Oat Seed
Lemon Balm
Mimosa
Relaxing Nervines
Motherwort
Skullcap
Kava
Additional Nervines to Consider
4 Bedtime Sedating Sleep Support
Before Herbs, Sleep Tips
Sedative Herbs for Deeper Relaxation
Gentle Sedatives
Chamomile
Lavender
California Poppy
Stronger Sedative Sleep Aids
Passionflower
Valerian
Hops
Additional Sleep Remedies
5 Harvesting and Drying Herbs
Harvesting Herbs
Leaves and Aerial Parts
Flowers and Buds
Bark
Roots
Drying Herbs
Drying Methods
Garbling Dried Herbs
Storing Dried Herbs
6 Sleep-Support Recipes and Remedies
Tips for Taking Herbs
Herbal Beverages
Maria's Sleep Tea
Holy Rose Water
Happy Lemon Tea
Chamomile-Mint Tea
Tangy Vitality Tea
Tart Cherry Soda
Lemon Bliss Seltzer
Ashwagandha Chai
Adaptogen "Coffee"
Using Powders
Aromatic Rose Powder
Warm Honey Milk with Nutmeg
Ashwagandha Golden Milk
Capsules
Tinctures
Maria's Go-to-Sleep Tincture Blend
Relief Tincture Blend
Stress Relief Tincture Blend
Hops Citrus Nightcap Bitters
Herbal Glycerites
Mellow Me Glycerite
Lemon Balm-Catnip Glycerite
Flower Essences
Aromatherapy
7 Herbal Safety and Quality Guidelines
Considerations for Special Populations
Buying Herbs and Remedies
Properties of Sleep Herbs
Metric Conversion Tables
Recommended Reading
Resources
Index