Sleepy valerian tea

Ingredients

  • 25g dried valerian root (sedative)
  • 50g dried lemon balm (eases stress)
  • 25g dried passion flower (helps the brain to switch off)
  • 25g dried rose petals (mild sedative)
  • 25g dried hop flowers (for insomnia)
  • 25g dried lemongrass (for restful sleep)

Method

  • step 1

    Mix all the herbs together well. Store in an airtight jar in a cool, dry place.

  • step 2

    Use one heaped tablespoon to a cup of boiling water. Place the herbs in a tea infuser ball or small teapot.

  • step 3

    Allow to steep for 5 minutes. Discard the herbs.

  • step 4

    Sweeten to taste with honey or a vegan alternative and drink 30 minutes before bedtime. Keeps for 1 year.

Note: This can be quite soporific; don’t use before driving or operating machinery. Valerian should not be consumed during pregnancy or breastfeeding.

For the rest of this article please go to source link below.

REGISTER NOW
By Christine Iverson

Christine Iverson is the author of The Hedgerow Apothecary and The Garden Apothecary (both published by Summersdale Publishers). She discovered a love of cottage gardens and all things hedgerow after moving to a Sussex downland village in 2001. This fascination led to volunteering as an apothecarist at the Weald and Downland Living Museum where she taught schoolchildren about medieval and Tudor medicine. She runs regular folklore and foraging workshops and gives talks to local women’s institutes and horticultural societies.

(Source: olivemagazine.com; April 14, 2025; https://tinyurl.com/ysv95ptc)
Back to INF

Loading please wait...