Home Remedies for Insomnia
Insomnia is the inability to fall asleep or waking in the middle of the night and staying awake, if this problem continues for more then a month is called chronic insomnia. Most of the cases of insomnia are related to normal day to day worries and tension or simply to caffeine consumption and is not a serious condition but it can be very frustrating, and can cause lack of attention and bad temper.
The most popular herb for insomnia is Valerian, It relaxes nerves and muscles, improves sleep quality and makes falling asleep easier. Great for insomnia cause by, mind activity, fear, fatigue, excitement. It’s as good as many barbiturates but has no side effects or addiction.
Extract about 30 grams of the milk from the poppy seeds (Papaver somniferum) and mix this milk with an adequate amount of sugar. Take this once in a day especially after dinner, when preparing to sleep. This remedy is one of the effective home remedies for insomnia.
Another one of the most favorable home remedies for insomnia is taking a hot bath just before bed. When the body is warm, you tend to get sleepy, so taking a hot to warm bath just before bed will do wonders for you in the sleep department.
Mix one tsp of honey in a glass of celery juice. Have this juice every night before you go to bed. This will give you a sweet sleep throughout the night.
Teas made of passionflower, skullcap, lemon balm, catnip, lady’s slipper root, peach leaf, birch leaf, chamomile, hawthorn, or wild cherry bark have calming effects.
Drink a cup of warm milk with honey, nutmeg can also be added. The tryptophan in milk aids in sleeping.
Lettuce is beneficial in the treatment of insomnia as it contains a sleep-inducing substance, called ‘lectucarium’. The juice of this plant has been likened in effect to the sedative action of opium without the accompanying excitement. Lettuce seeds taken in a decoction are also useful in insomnia. One tablespoon of seeds should be boiled in half a litre of water, till it is reduced by one-third.
1 tsp of chamomile flowers, 1 tsp of hops, 1 tsp of valerian roots and 1 cup of boiling water – steep for about 45 minutes, strain out and drink the mixture just one hour before your routine bedtime.
Various yogaasanas that are effective in the treatment of insomnia are shirasana, sarvangasana, paschimottanasana, uttanasan, viparitakarni and shavasana. Extract about 30 grams of the milk from the poppy seeds (Papaver somniferum) and mix this milk with an adequate amount of sugar. Take this once in a day especially after dinner, when preparing to sleep. This remedy is one of the effective home remedies for insomnia.
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