Sleepy Time Tea

$5 CAD / 110 g

Enjoy a cup of evening tea before ending the day is a good treat to yourself.  It tastes good, calms your mind and relaxes your body.  What is better than having a good night sleep?  Sweeten it with raw honey, serve hot or cold, and sleep tight!

 

Ingredients: Chamomile flowers, Passion flowers, Oatstraw, Peppermint leaf

* Simply add in 1 to 2 tsps of the premixed herbs to 1 cup of hot water.  And let it steep for 5 to 8 mins.

 

Chamomile

 

  • antispasmodic, and anti-allergenic.  treats allergies, rheumatism, arthritis, swellings.
  • good for fevers, sore throats, aches, pains, intestinal and menstrual cramping.
  • helps to settle the stomach, aids digestion, expels gas from the bowel, reduces inflammation.
  • soothing and relaxing to nerves, helps sleep.  It is probably one of the very best nervine herbs for children.
  • brings a good flow of blood to the skin surface thus inducing perspiration.
  • regulates the menstrual flow.
  • helps in drug withdrawal.
  • one of the best herbal sources of niacin, magnesium, and essential fatty acids.
  • has been used to treat dyspepsia, flatulence, nausea, vomiting, dysmenorrhea, bronchitis, urinary tract infections, insomnia, headaches, and menstrual cramps.

Passion Flower

  • mild sedative; relaxing;  useful in nervousness, insomnia, stress headaches.
  • calming for high blood pressure.
  • treat pain,  relieves smooth muscle spasms, useful for treating spasmodic dysmenorrhea, colic, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, and epilepsy.

Oatstraw

  • high in nutrients, regulates blood sugar, eases tension and chronic pain.
  • excellent sources of the minerals used in the structure of the body including magnesium and calcium.
  • relieve hysteria and balance the menstrual cycle of females.
  • a prevention for osteoporosis and a quick cure of urinary tract infections.
  • encourage normal bowel function, reduce bowel transit time, absorb toxins and enhance the efficiency of digestion.
  • treat calcium deficiency, nervous disorders.

Peppermint

  • One of the oldest and most popular remedies for simple colic and minor bloat in children and adults. It promotes relaxation.
  • good for all digestive problems, helps stomach pain caused by indigestion and is soothing to the stomach. It expels stomach and colon gas.
  • excellent for fevers, flu, colds, diarrhea, ulcers, and colitis.
  • strengthens nerves and heart muscles.
  • cleanses and tones the body.
  • can be used instead of aspirin for headaches. And it stimulates blood circulation.
  • useful for relieving muscle cramps, menstrual cramps, nausea and loss of appetite.

References
www.bulkherbstore.com
“The ABC Herbal” by Stephen H. Home
“The How to Herb Book” by Velma J. Keith and Monteen Gordon
“Practical Herbalism” by Phil Fritchey
“Nutritional Herbology” by Mark Pedersen

 

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