9 Medicinal Herbs To Relieve Anxiety And Ward Off Insomnia Features Of Cultivation And Use. Photo

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The group of medicinal plants that have a general sedative (sedative) effect includes a large number of aromatic herbs and shrubs. When used correctly, teas and infusions from these plants help to cope with stressful situations, get rid of insomnia, eliminate or reduce nervous overstimulation. In addition, on the basis of herbal infusions, you can make soothing baths, which are not only pleasant to take, but also beneficial for the nervous system. In this article, we will tell you about the nine most interesting, in our opinion, medicinal plants that can be grown without much difficulty on the site.

1. Common hops

Other names for ordinary hops (Humulus lupulus) are curly hops, aromatic hops, beer hops.

Perennial, herbaceous, dioecious, winter-hardy liana. Aerial shoots up to 10 meters in height die off with the onset of autumn frosts. The whole plant is covered with hairs and small stiff thorns.

The stem is tetrahedral, hollow. The leaf blade is shaped like grape leaves. The flowers are very small, light green in color. Flowering begins in July. The root system is powerful and growing rapidly. The thick rhizome has very long adventitious roots.

Hops are a very unpretentious, actively growing plant. In small gardens, it can be difficult to contain its "aggressiveness". The growth rate is very high. Gives self-seeding.

Reproduction methods: division of rhizomes, root suckers, sowing seeds, cuttings.

Using the medicinal properties of ordinary hops

For medicinal purposes, cones (female inflorescences) of hops are used. Their collection begins at a time when the cone scales cease to be pure green and acquire a golden color. At the same time, they have a special aroma that not everyone likes. You need to collect it together with the stalks, so the cones remain intact. Too "open" cones are not harvested, they contain a lot of seeds and few medicinal substances.

Medicines based on hop cones help relieve nervous tension and anxiety.

Decoctions, infusions, herbal teas are prepared from hops, for example, with hawthorn flowers, fennel, lemon balm.

To prepare a decoction, which will help to eliminate insomnia, take one tablespoon of chopped hop cones, pour a glass of boiling water and heat in a water bath for 15 minutes, filter after cooling. Take three times a day before meals for a quarter of a glass.

To improve sleep, in the evening they drink warm milk infused with cones (two tablespoons of hops are poured with a glass of boiling milk, insisted for 10 minutes, filtered) and a spoonful of honey is added to it.

The pillows are stuffed with hop cones, and lavender is added to make the aroma pleasant.

For a continuation of the list of medicinal herbs that can help relieve anxiety and ward off insomnia, read the next page

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