Archive for the 'Herbs for sleep' Category

My Experience with Valerian

After my experience with kava herb as I mentioned in a previous post, I was a little skeptical of all these sleeping herbs, and whether they work or not. So, I didn’t bother taking sleeping herbs for a long time – around 5 years. During that period, I’ve underwent various phases of insomnia that were [...]

The Practical Benefits of Jujube

Jujube (Ziziphus zizyphus) is one of the most widely used herbs in Chinese traditional medicine, and not without good reason. It is one of the best herbs for treating stress, and encouraging sleep. Jujube has been cultivated and used by Indians, Chinese, Korean, and Eurasian communities for thousands of years, and crossbred into hundreds of [...]

My experience with Kava herb

You may have heard about the Kava herb. Scientific name – Piper methysticum. Also known as the Kava kava herb, it’s supposed to be a great sleep aid. Or is it?
Yours truly is an ex Kava herb user. And Kava herb never did work for me. Actually, Kava herb has never helped me to sleep. [...]