Herbs and Sleep?

I have used herbs in place of sleep medication for years now. I especially love using lavender or chamomile for calming down. Marrijuana works very well as well, but as it is illegal in many states and provinces isn't the most ideal.

I, for one, would use this sleep potion recipe that I developed:

1/2 tsp powdered lavender leaves
1 cup hot tea

Add 1/2 tsp powdered lavender leaves to 1 cup hot tea, stir and drink.

Note: drink ALL of it or it may not work. Also, the potion is still being perfected and may not work well yet. Don't worry there are no side effects with this potion

if you are wanting a dreaming tea here is a recepie i use, although not dreaming can be ok.. you just might not be remembering them but usually your body wont skip the stages of sleep offten. you just might be getting such good rest that you simply dont remember. :)

Dream Tea:
peppermint
chamomile
quota kola
mugwort
damiana
rosemary
rose petals
stevia

grind them together and use just a tablespoon of it in your tea bag for a cup of tea.. if your out of bags a coffee filter can work too. drink no more then a cup though or you will be sleeping a bit longer then you want :P and i personaly like to at just a little bit on honey to make it sweet. a local honey is always best i say, especially if you have allergies as to which local honey can help calm them :D hope you enjoy! it is a very good tea and really helps you sleep well!

That is a good recipe Asriel! Good work, I just might try that myself :)

Thanks its very yummy :D well with honey in it haha.. never was fond of bland teas hehe

Mmmmm... honey sounds good :) I think the tea will help with my restless nights :) that is one con about being a vampire, can't sleep at night can't wake up in the morning (well... barely wake up) lol

hahaha i would say thats a con about being a mother :D cant sleep at night cuz kids keep waking you up then when morning finally comes you dont want to wake up! hahaha

Lol be thinking "don't wake up until they aren't paying attention" aaaanywaaay... lol XD

you shood try thyme and safe to calm it down our add to the sleep potion

I'm not an expert but there's a ton of sleep remedies out there and I've never heard of any that disrupt REM. I wouldn't worry about that. If you're really concerned, use something less powerful.