No one is safe from difficult situations at home and at work, from family troubles, from the negative influence of others. If a person cannot cope with his emotions on his own, synthetic or herbal sedatives will always come to the rescue . But if the tablets are dispensed only by prescription, then herbal sedative collection or herbal remedies can always be purchased at the pharmacy or prepared on their own.
General recommendations
Herbs practically have no contraindications, but there are a number of recommendations for their use.
- Drinking a sedative collection is recommended at night. In the event that nervous tension does not rest in the morning, the portion can be divided into the whole day.
- Do not take herbal preparations for more than 3 weeks.
- Try to change the components of the collection, replacing one grass with another.
- After suffering complex injuries, diseases, in the presence of tumors or a tendency to alcoholism, a herbal sedative can be used with the permission of the attending physician.
List of soothing herbs
- Tincture of angelica (angelica) officinalis, made on white wine, perfectly helps in stressful situations. To prepare it, you need to infuse 30 g of root in 500 ml of white wine during the day, periodically mixing. This tincture is taken in the morning and in the evening at 50 ml.
- For the prevention of nervous breakdowns, treatment of insomnia, headaches and just as a good sedative, it is recommended to use a sedative collection with Ivan tea (fireweed). Dry grass in equal proportions with mint and chamomile is poured with boiling water and insisted for 3-4 hours. Strained infusion is consumed in 2 tablespoons 4 times a day.
- In its pure form and as a part of fees, Valerian is one of the most powerful natural sedatives. For example, for one of the complex drugs you will need valerian root, mint, chamomile, caraway seeds and fennel. All this is brewed in 200 ml of water and infused for 20 minutes. You need to drink tincture in the morning and in the evening half a glass. There is also another no less effective recipe: valerian root, lemon balm, buckthorn bark, chamomile, hop cones and peppermint, poured with a glass of boiling water and infused for half an hour. This infusion is drunk from three to more than once a day.
- Not the last place among natural sedatives is Hypericum perforatum. A description of its properties is found in very ancient recipes. It helps to cope with increased irritability and nervousness. St. John's wort is used as an alcohol tincture or as tea. To prepare tincture, 10 tablespoons of raw material is poured with 1 liter of alcohol. The tincture is filtered, stored in a dark container, and 1 teaspoon mixed with milk is used. To make soothing tea, you need to take a tablespoon of St. John's wort, lemon balm, lavender and orange leaves, pour boiling water and drink strained with honey.
- Extremely effective sedative collection of peppermint. This plant calms well and in itself and in a composition with other herbs. Mint tea can be drunk during the day, both warm and cold, in the form of a tonic drink. If you brew mint leaves and chamomile flowers before going to bed, then you will have a restful sleep until the morning.There is still a lot of proven plants with a pronounced sedative effect, for example, adding soothing heather, yarrow, flower petals to the collection, you can enhance the effectiveness of teas, give a unique aroma or taste.
Contraindications and Cautions
Folk remedies are considered harmless only if all the rules for preparing tinctures, decoctions and dosage are met. With prolonged use, some people have allergic reactions and addiction, so it is recommended to alternate herbs, as mentioned above. The main contraindication for the use of sedatives is pregnancy and lactation. Even such a harmless remedy as valerian should be taken with the permission of a doctor.