Tag: insomnia herbs

Wild Lettuce Leaf (Lactuca virosa): The Herbal Sedative

Wild Lettuce — Lactuca virosa — is a tall, prickly biennial of roadsides and waste ground, the wild ancestor of cultivated lettuce but with…

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Valerian Root (Valeriana officinalis): The Sleep Herb

Valerian — Valeriana officinalis — is the most widely studied herbal sedative in the world, with an evidence base for sleep and anxiety that…

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Scullcap Herb (Scutellaria lateriflora): The Premier Nervous System…

Scullcap — Scutellaria lateriflora (American Skullcap) — is, for many clinical Western herbalists, the single most important nervine herb in the entire materia medica.…

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Passion Flower (Passiflora incarnata): The Anxiety Specialist

Passion Flower — Passiflora incarnata — is one of the most clinically validated anxiolytic herbs in the entire Western materia medica. Native to the…

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Hops (Humulus lupulus): The Calming Sedative Herb

Hops — Humulus lupulus — are most familiar as the bittering and preserving ingredient in beer, but the medicinal use of the strobiles (female…

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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica): The Gentle Sedative

By Anjela Jeganathan – Holistic Medical Herbalist | Herba Naturalle California Poppy — Eschscholzia californica — is one of the most beautifully useful herbs in…

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