Friday, April 20, 2018

Sleep herbs

A medicinal pantry is so necessary when one lives in the countryside. Some herbs are staples and none more so than the kindly lavender. Here it grows wild and tall, attempting to reach the skies. Its scent is strong on sunny days, of course, but even on dark, cloudy days it caresses when one walks by. My favourite preparations are sleep pillows with purple cotton, the dry flower and some essential oil drops. Sometimes I add dry chamomile and a few drops of melissa oil. The other excellent friend is a tea of lavender flower, valerian root, hops and passion flower. Both so easy to have ready and willing to be a friend in need.
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