Insomnia is a most common type of sleep disorders which is rapidly growing among us because of our busy lifestyle. The people who have insomnia usually pass a sleepless night.The national sleep foundation says there several medical conditions that are responsible for insomnia like nasal allergies , GERD, narcolepsy , endocrine problem , sleep apnea and so on. But The most common cause of insomnia is anxiety and depression where the normal serotonin level of our body is imbalanced. Tryptophan is a derivative from amino acids which convert into serotonin in a biological process.So foods and herbs containing tryptophan can be a good choice as an herbal medicine for treating insomnia because it helps to maintain the balance of serotonin level. Insomnia is a most common type of sleep disorders which is rapidly growing among us because of our busy lifestyle.The people who have insomnia usually pass a sleepless night.The national sleep foundation says there several medical conditions that are responsible for insomnia like nasal allergies , GERD,, endocrine problemand so on. But The most common cause of insomnia is anxiety and depression where the normal serotonin level of our body is imbalanced. Tryptophan is a derivative from amino acids which convert into serotonin in a biological process.So foods and herbs containing tryptophan can be a good choice as an









Herbs for the treatment of insomnia

The following herbs will help you to fall asleep within 30-40 min so always take this before bedtime.



Chamomile

Chamomile belongs to the family of Asteraceae, a daisy likes plants which are found in Europe and north America.Its tea is used as sedative in countries like south Africa, Mexico, and Europe. Chamomile oil can be also used to treat pain and inflammation.





Dose: 1 cup chamomile tea 3 times daily









Lavender

Lavender belong's to the family of Lamiaceae and found in the canary island, eastern Europe, and Africa. Lavender oil is widely used as a tonic for mild strengthing of the nervous system.It is also recommended to treat insomnia.





Dose :Tea, 1 cup 2-3 times daily and 3-10 drops of lavender oil added to the bath.





Valerian

It is widely used to treat nervousness, restlessness and insomnia.It has no side-effect.It gives better action if it is used together with other herbs such as skullcaps, hopes, and passion flower.





Dose: Tea 1 cup as needed and Tincture, 3-5 droppers full 2-3 times.





Hopes

Hopes are the flower which is collected from hops plants. It is widely used as a flavouring agent in the beer industry. But it has also some medicinal use, it is used to treat sleeplessness, restless and nervousness.It is also a very good medicine for insomnia.





Dose: Tea,1cup 2-3 times daily and tincture, 30-40 drops 2-3 times daily.





Californian poppy

One of the best herbal remedies and widely used herbal remedy in the USA.It has also mild action on anxiety and it is safe for child use because its action is mild on nervous system





Dose : Tea,1 cup 2-3 times and Tincture, 30-40 drops 2-3 times daily



Passionflower Passion flower is a flowering plant which is from family Passifloraceae it has more than 500 species which are the flowering plant.It is widely used for the sleeping problem, insomnia, GI upset, nervousness and so on.The chemical which contains passion flower has a alming effect ,sl eeping and muscle spasm .



Dose :45 drops of passionflower extract daily on a regular basis







