Herbal Remedies for Sleep: How to Use Healing Herbs and Natural Therapies to Ease Stress, Promote Relaxation, and Encourage Healthy Sleep Habits

by Maria Noel Groves

Overview

Ease your stress and finally get a good night's sleep with the help of this guide to the top herbal remedies and natural methods.

A good night’s sleep is the key to good overall health—both physical and mental—but as many as a third of adults say they don’t get enough of it. The pandemic has led to increased anxiety and stress, making it even more difficult to sleep than it was before. Over-the-counter sleep aids can be habit forming, and many people prefer a more natural approach.

Herbal Remedies for Sleep introduces readers to the top 15 herbs for reducing stress and encouraging a good night’s sleep, along with recipes for using them in homemade formulas. The book includes three classes of herbs: those that have a general calming and relaxing effect; adaptogens, a class of herbs that has grown in popularity for its ability to balance and calm the nervous system; and sedative herbs, for those nights when you just can’t stop tossing and turning and need to go to sleep quickly. Remarkably, many of these herbs can easily be grown in an ordinary backyard, making it simple for people to grow a garden that helps promote a restful night’s sleep.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781635867831
Publisher:	Storey Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	04/30/2024
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	162,117
File size:	20 MB
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About the Author

Maria Noël Groves is the author of Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies and Body into Balance. She is a clinical herbalist and herbal medicine teacher with more than two decades of experience, and a registered professional member of the American Herbalists Guild. She has written for numerous publications including Herbal Academy’s The Herbarium, Taste for Life, Remedies, Herb Quarterly, and Mother Earth News. Her business, Wintergreen Botanicals, is based in New Hampshire.

Table of Contents

Introduction       My Story of Sleep
Chapter 1            Understanding and Supporting Quality Sleep
Sleep by the Numbers
The Importance of Sleep
How Sleep Works
How to Get Better Sleep
I Still Can’t Sleep! What’s Going On?
When to See a Doctor or Holistic Practitioner
 
Chapter 2            Managing Stress and Daytime Energy
The Effects of Stress
Supporting the Stress Response with Adaptogens
Choosing the Best Adaptogens for Sleep Support
 
Chapter 3            Relaxation Day and Night
Why Relaxation Matters
You Are How You Think and Feel: Mind–Body Balance
Relaxation Beyond Herbs
Gently Calming and Uplifting Nervines
Relaxing Nervines
Additional Nervines to Consider
 
Chapter 4            Bedtime Sedating Sleep Support
Before Herbs, Sleep Tips
Sedative Herbs for Deeper Relaxation
Gentle Sedatives
Stronger Sedative Sleep Aids
Additional Sleep Remedies
 
At a Glance Herb Chart
 
Chapter 5           Harvesting and Drying Herbs
Harvesting
Drying Herbs
 
Chapter 6           Sleep-Support Recipes and Remedies
Tips for Taking Herbs
Herbal Beverages
Using Powders
Herbal Extracts  
Aromatherapy
  
Appendix
Herbal Safety and Considerations for Special Populations
Buying Herbs and Remedies
Storing Your Herbs and Remedies
 
Recommended Reading
Resources


 

Editorial Reviews

Another superb book from respected herbalist and author Maria Noël Groves ... A must read for anyone who has difficulty getting a good night's sleep.—Rosemary Gladstar

Weaving her surefooted experience with lifestyle choices, herbal supports, practical tips for herbal usage, and a treasure trove of enticing recipes, Maria offers hope and tools for readers to achieve sleep wellness and embrace vitality with a holistic approach. Surely, a transformative read for many!—Jane Metzger and Amber Meyers, Co-Directors of Herbal Academy

A comprehensive treatise on how herbal medicine and natural therapeutics can help us reach deeper levels of restorative healing sleep, so we can attain new heights of health and vitality.—Sajah Popham, author of Evolutionary Herbalism

Finally, a book that helps each individual reader understand the physiology of sleep while discovering their own possible cause of sleep deprivation ... A much-needed herbal companion for anyone wanting to understand the body and successfully work with herbs.—Mary Colvin RH(AHG), Clinical Herbalist and author of The Herbalist Guide: How to Build and Use Your Own Apothecary

Rooted in wisdom and accessible to readers of all levels of interest or knowledge in herbalism ... This expert and easy-reading resource helps its audience understand the best natural remedies for sleep.—Library Journal

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