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Sleep Tincture I
Passionflower
Skullcap
Kava kava
Combine equal parts of the tinctures. Take 1 tsp. 30 minutes before bed. This mixture is good added to hot spearmint tea, with honey or maple syrup to sweeten.
In her excellent book The Roots of Healing, herbalist Deb Soule recommends the following combination:
Sleep Tincture II
Hops, 1 part
Skullcap, 1 part
Motherwort, 1 part
Passionflower, 1 part
St. John's wort, 1 part
Valerian root, 2 parts
Take 25 to 50 drops of this tincture combination 1/2 hour before bedtime and take again if you awaken in the night and you want to sleep more.
Sleep Pillows
Pillows made with herbs used singly or in combination are a wonderful way to promote restful sleep as well as giving a pleasant aroma to the bedroom. They are a way to augment the teas and tinctures given above. Traditionally used herbs included chamomile, catnip, hops, lavender, lemon balm, linden blossom, orange blossom and sweet woodruff.
Make a pillowcase lining out of linen or burlap and leave open at one end. Make up a stuffing by mixing dried herbs in the following proportions:

 
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