A healthy and delicious relaxing tea before bed can be made from oregano herb, chamomile flowers, hop cones, hawthorn and others. Milk with honey has a hypnotic effect.
Adequate sleep is the most important component of human health. It helps him to restore the work of all organs and systems, and most importantly, "reboot" the brain. But the modern pace of life, tobacco and alcohol abuse create barriers to healthy sleep. A person who regularly suffers from insomnia feels constant fatigue and weakness, he often suffers from depression, heart disease, gastrointestinal tract and others.
Such problems are familiar to many, but not everyone is in a hurry to seek qualified help: most often people suffering from insomnia, on the advice of friends and acquaintances, buy sleeping pills and sedatives and take them in a dosage that can lead to addiction and unwanted side effects. Therefore, if it is not possible to consult a doctor, you should turn your gaze to traditional medicine, which include medicinal herbs.
Herbal decoctions in the fight against insomnia
Since ancient times, mankind has used the healing properties of nature in the fight against many ailments, including insomnia. To calm down and relax before bed, you can brew crushed valerian root. Pour one tablespoon of the root with a glass of cool, pre-boiled water, insist for 7-8 hours, strain and take 1 tablespoon before going to bed. Chamomile tea also has relaxing properties. Chamomile flowers can be collected and dried by yourself, or you can purchase a ready-made collection in sachets at the pharmacy. However, you should not get carried away with such tea, you can drink only 0.5-1 glass a day.
Oregano herb is able to soothe, improve sleep and appetite, and reduce anxiety. To make a relaxing tea before going to bed, you need to pour two tablespoons of the herb with one glass of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes, then strain, add honey and drink half a glass before going to bed. In general, honey is the best sleeping pill, effective, useful and safe. Drinking a glass of milk with honey every day before going to bed, you can forget about insomnia forever.
What other teas can cope with insomnia
The well-known hawthorn is often recommended by physicians to take it for neuroses, hypertension, heart disease and insomnia. You can make a relaxing tea before going to bed like this: pour 20 grams of fruit with a glass of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes, then strain. Drink three times a day and just before bedtime. Hop cone tea is also good for bedtime. Place one tablespoon of cones in a glass, pour boiling water to the top, insist a little and drink if you have problems falling asleep.