Sleep disorders are currently observed in many adults. Lack of night sleep causes irritability, reduced ability to work. To improve the mood and quality of sleep, it is not necessary to resort to pharmaceuticals. In many cases, medicinal herbs with a sedative effect allow to cope with the problem.
Fragrant hops
The cones of this plant perfectly help to cope with increased irritability, improve sleep, are used in the complex treatment of neurosis and neuralgia.
For a good and sound sleep, it is recommended to place several cones of fragrant hops inside the pillow.
It helps to cope with irritation and fatigue hop infusion. This drug is not recommended for men of reproductive age. This is due to the fact that the composition of this medicinal plant includes phytoestrogens - biologically active substances that are similar to female sex hormones.
With insomnia, hop baths are also good. A glass of cones is placed in a pot and poured with five liters of boiling water. Insist 30-40 minutes, filter and add the resulting infusion to the bath water.
Real lavender
For therapeutic purposes, lavender has been used by folk healers for many centuries. This flower contains an essential oil with a sedative and mild antidepressant effect. Thanks to this, lavender allows you to cope with insomnia, reduces stress.
Currently, there are several methods for applying lavender:
- Bath procedures. When carrying out evening hygiene procedures (baths, showers), it is recommended to use lavender soap or bath salt with lavender aroma.
- Aromatherapy You can fill the bedroom with a healing aroma by adding a little lavender oil to the aroma lamp (or drop a few drops on the corner of the sheet). Also for this purpose, you can store in the bedroom a small pillow filled with dried lavender flowers.
Blooming Sally
Ivan tea (narrow-leaved fireweed) is a plant that is widely used in folk medicine to treat various diseases of internal organs, to combat chronic fatigue and irritability, and to improve sleep.
A bundle of dried fireweed grass suspended near the head of the bed allows you to reduce nervous tension and relieve fatigue accumulated over the day.
With headache, neurosis and insomnia, ingestion of Ivan-tea decoction helps well.
Camphor basil
Basil is a unique medicinal plant that has a multifaceted effect on the human body:
- painkiller;
- tonic;
- antispasmodic;
- anti-inflammatory.
Phytotherapists recommend infusion of basil to alleviate the effects of stress, improve memory, strengthen the nervous system.
With insomnia, baths with basil help well.
Chernobyl
Chernobyl (common wormwood) is used in folk medicine as a means of exerting a beneficial effect on the central nervous system, normalizing muscle tone. The infusion of this herb is taken with fear, paralysis, epilepsy, neurasthenia, and insomnia.
Reception of Chernobyl is contraindicated during pregnancy and in the presence of individual intolerance.
Meadowsweet
It is difficult to list all the healing properties of the meadowsweet (meadowsweet) in view of their great diversity. Infusions and decoctions of this herb help to cope with headaches, improve cerebral circulation, normalize sleep, and eliminate symptoms of depressive states and neurosis.
When preparing and taking meadowsweet preparations, it is important to carefully observe the dosage, since if it is exceeded, the development of digestive system functions is possible.
Periwinkle
The leaves of small periwinkle have a general calming effect on the central nervous system (sedative effect), normalize blood pressure. Self-medication with periwinkle preparations is unacceptable, since its alkaloids are quite toxic. Therefore, therapy should be carried out only as prescribed by the doctor, under his control and with careful observance of dosages.
Damask rose
Damascus rose oil has been used since ancient times as a soothing and relaxing remedy. Preparations from its petals make it easier to tolerate various life difficulties, remove from stressful conditions. They are used in the complex treatment of a number of mental, nervous and cardiovascular diseases.
A very good remedy for insomnia is jam from rose petals. A bath with pink petals perfectly removes the physical and psychological fatigue accumulated during the day, eliminates irritability and improves mood.
Passiflora incarnate
Even the healers of the Mayans and Aztecs knew about the relaxing and calming effect of this plant on the central nervous system. It is due to the triterpene glycoside contained in the passiflora - passiflorin.
Clinical studies of passiflora drugs have been conducted since 1898. Their results proved that the extract of this plant has an antispasmodic and weak anticonvulsant effect, and reduces reflex excitability.
Currently, passiflora drugs are used for nervousness, increased anxiety, fears, neurocirculatory dystonia.
