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10 Natural Alternatives to Anti-Depressants and Sleeping Pills
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Always talk to your health care professional before starting any new treatment. Many of the herbs on this list are emmenagogues meaning they stimulate blood flow to the pelvic region, and should not be taken while pregnant.



Ashwaganda

Voted “Best Herb of 2007” by our friends at Kitchen Table Medicine this adaptogenic herb is a great stress reliever. Most of the herbs on this list are known for their easing and sleep-inducing properties, but Ashwaganda – taken as a tea or capsulated form of the organic root – can be used to calm aggravated minds during stressful days.



Schisandra

Referred to as “Chinese Prozac” Schisandra is commonly underused and underappreciated in Western herbal medicine circles. Another adaptogenic herb, Schisandra is a terrific day time herb but is also a powerful stress-easing night-time medicine.

A cup of Schisandra tea in the morning and afternoon, or a capsule with breakfast and lunch can calm a worried mind and will prepare you for sleep as the day closes. The berries of this plant can be used to enhance blood flow and libido.



California Poppy

The leaves and bright orange flowers of this plant have many uses, from mild pain relievers to natural sedatives. This herb is used to fight colic and agitation in children.



Lavender

Lavender comes in many shapes and forms, from the beautiful fragrant flower to an extract to the essential oils made from its petals. Lavender is known for its aromatherapeutic properties – many find just a few drops of lavender EO on a pillow case gets them off to dreamland.



Lemon Balm

A common and simple herb to grow, Lemon Balm can be used as a calming sedative. And it’s easy to make your own sedative tincture: harvest the lemon balm, rinse, let dry then pack in a sealable jar. Cover with vodka. Shake the jar once a day for two weeks. The vodka extracts the herbal constituents and after a few weeks you can strain out the plant leftovers and mix half a teaspoon of this “anxiety medicine” with a small amount of water to help calm your down.



Catnip

A great mild sedative but it is important to point out that catnip absolutely should not be used during pregnancy. Catnip won’t have you rolling around on the carpet chasing beams of light – a nice tea or herbal supplement may have you easing off to sleep.



Valerian

If you’ve read about calming, sedative herbs you’ve definitely read about Valerian. One of the more potent herbal sedatives, Valerian is also great for fighting chronic pain. Valerian is to be used at nighttime as it causes grogginess and the strong desire to sleep. Teas using a mixture of herbs have such a low dose of Valerian, so you won’t experience a “herbal hangover”.



Motherwort

Strengthens a weak heart and helps ease nervous palpitation, Motherwort is best taken over a long time to heal nagging and chronic worries. Like most of the herbs on this list, Motherwort should not be taken during pregnancy.



Skullcap

Used for nervous fear, restless sleep, and high blood pressure, Skullcap is a cooling herbal sedative used to calm kids with ADHD. Skullcap can also be used to get some much needed sleep during periods of high stress.



Chamomile

Of course Chamomile turns up on this list. You can make a strong Chamomile tea by tossing a full tablespoon into 8 oz of boiling water. The real trick with Chamomile tea is to cover it while steeping or you will lose the essential oils to evaporation.

There are other herbal sedatives that are natural sleep aids: Hops, Kava kava, St. John’s Wort, etc… The list I’ve outlined above was to showcase lesser-known herbs that can be used as alternatives to Big Pharma pills and medicines.

Source: http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/herbal-sedatives.html?t=MAM


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Re: 10 Natural Alternatives to Anti-Depressants and Sleeping Pills [Re: Kush_Zombie]
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Good list!
A+
Now research all the alkaloids in these and extract and mix the best ones together and see what happens
For science!

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Re: 10 Natural Alternatives to Anti-Depressants and Sleeping Pills [Re: dpomalia]
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My list.

1. Weed.


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Re: 10 Natural Alternatives to Anti-Depressants and Sleeping Pills [Re: Kush_Zombie]
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I think kratom should be on here.


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Re: 10 Natural Alternatives to Anti-Depressants and Sleeping Pills [Re: Lucis]
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Good list pity they all do fuck all


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Re: 10 Natural Alternatives to Anti-Depressants and Sleeping Pills [Re: Laughingcowwa]
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Laughingcowwa said:
Good list pity they all do fuck all


It's all in your head man. Everything is.

I love lavender and chamomile. Good stuff.


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Re: 10 Natural Alternatives to Anti-Depressants and Sleeping Pills [Re: MoxyOx]
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I personally love Ashwaganda. It smells like bread baking and seems to noticeably help when I'm feeling down. Could be in my head, but it works :crazy:


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How to get started in bulk:
Presto 23-Quart Pressure Cooker
BOD's Simple as FUCK Still Air Box
PastyWhyte's Easy Agar Tek
Munchauzen's Cultivation Video Series
How EvilMushroom666 Prepares His Grains (I use jars with Synthetic Filter Discs)
What is G2G? (Grain-to-Grain)
Damion5050's Coir Tek (I use 5.5 - 6 quarts of water instead of 4. Also ignore step 13 and ignore the monotub completely. The only purpose of this tek is to show you how to make a simple substrate. I also add gypsum to it but not necessary)
Spitball's Monotub Tek (A liner isn't necessary but is useful)
Use 6500k lights throughout the whole process. When you wake up, turn the light on. When you go to sleep turn the light off. It's as simple as that.

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Re: 10 Natural Alternatives to Anti-Depressants and Sleeping Pills [Re: Kush_Zombie]
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Loving me some lemon balm right now and got some skull cap waiting for me.

i noticed St. Johns Wort isn't on there. It's definately powerful and deserves attention but heed the warnings. On my first real time eating SJW I picked a bunch, ate a few and was working in the sun. Not a good combo.. it was unplesant and tweaky, and being noted as a spiritual herb it was bringing up some issues. I've been a lot more respectful of it.

herbs do do shit (heh), don't be fooled. Everything u take into your body is going to have its effect however so mild or potent.

Also just heard nervines are good for regular pot smokers. Add it to a smoking blend :cookiemonster:

Edited by MichAnon.ael (08/29/15 11:30 PM)

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Re: 10 Natural Alternatives to Anti-Depressants and Sleeping Pills [Re: Kush_Zombie]
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MichAnon.ael said:
i noticed St. Johns Wort isn't on there. It's definately powerful and deserves attention



Kush_Zombie said:
There are other herbal sedatives that are natural sleep aids: Hops, Kava kava, St. John’s Wort, etc… The list I’ve outlined above was to showcase lesser-known herbs that can be used as alternatives to Big Pharma pills and medicines.


:guiltyascharged:


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How to get started in bulk:
Presto 23-Quart Pressure Cooker
BOD's Simple as FUCK Still Air Box
PastyWhyte's Easy Agar Tek
Munchauzen's Cultivation Video Series
How EvilMushroom666 Prepares His Grains (I use jars with Synthetic Filter Discs)
What is G2G? (Grain-to-Grain)
Damion5050's Coir Tek (I use 5.5 - 6 quarts of water instead of 4. Also ignore step 13 and ignore the monotub completely. The only purpose of this tek is to show you how to make a simple substrate. I also add gypsum to it but not necessary)
Spitball's Monotub Tek (A liner isn't necessary but is useful)
Use 6500k lights throughout the whole process. When you wake up, turn the light on. When you go to sleep turn the light off. It's as simple as that.

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Re: 10 Natural Alternatives to Anti-Depressants and Sleeping Pills [Re: Kush_Zombie] * 1
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I like this list!

Also I have been exploring a type of deep relaxation meditation/yoga called "yoga nidra". I would highly recommend it to anyone who suffers from chronic stress, anxiety and insomnia/trouble falling asleep. It's been helping me a lot!


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