Sleep Tincture

Whether you struggle to drift off to sleep or wake up constantly in the night, this carefully crafted blend of herbs is here to help.

Essentially this is rest in a bottle, containing four herbs which help promote restful sleep. These herbs help with everything from falling to sleep, night time wakes and returning to sleep when insomnia does occur. I do struggle with sleep at times, and a few drops of this in warm water has really helped.

Medical herbalist Ross Menzies and his wife Katrina grow everything organically and you can really feel the care and love that has gone into these tinctures.

 

Product includes 1 x 50ml Tincture

Directions for use: Adults and children over 12yrs: Take 40 drops in a little hot water an hour before bed and repeat on waking during the night if necessary. Can be taken up to 3 times a day. 

Ingredients:

• Tilea europea (Limeflower)* - a wonderfully scented flower gathered from the lime tree. It helps reduce nervous over-activity, gently soothes and calms tension held in the muscles.
• Scuttelaria laterifolia (Skullcap)* - a herb that relaxes the nervous system. It can be used to promote sleep, as well as in the treatment of stress, anxiety and pain. 
• Eschscholtzia californica (Californian Poppy)* - this has a long history of use to alleviate insomnia and stress, but is also frequently used by herbalists to treat certain forms of migraine, digestive spasms, menstrual cramps and neuralgia. 
• Humulus lupulus (Hops)* - this herb is well known for its use in beer making. It has a sedative effect, as well as being balancing and strengthening to the nervous system.  It has a bitter taste and helps improve digestive function . It can be especially helpful if insomnia is related to digestive issues. Hops contain plant oestrogens so is best avoided by people taking oestrogen blocking medication.
• Ethanol - A herbal tincture contains ethanol. It is used as a highly effective means to extract the medicinal chemicals from the fresh plants and also  preserves the remedy for several years. Adding the tincture to hot water and leaving for a few minutes helps a lot of the alcohol to evaporate.
• Water                                                                                                     

*denotes certified organic or sustainably gathered from the wild