Treatment of insomnia with folk remedies

Insomnia - later falling asleep, early awakening, interruption of night sleep, a decrease in its depth. Insomnia is one of the manifestations of neurosis .

Neurosis is a disease that is based on a reversible change in the central nervous system, starting as a reaction to the traumatic life factors. Manifestations of neuroses are familiar to all: irritability, fatigue, insomnia, etc.

Manifestations of insomnia

Insomnia is found in the total or partial absence of sleep. Insomnia can also occur in healthy people with fatigue or mental agitation. If insomnia is caused by a serious illness, you should consult your doctor to eliminate the cause of sleep disturbance. If the difficulties with sleep are associated simply with nervous excitement, you can use the means of folk and non-traditional medicine.

Most often, insomnia manifests itself in the fact that a person can not sleep for a long time or wakes up much earlier than usual, and sleep is interrupted several times during the night for a long time; In other cases, sleep can be prolonged, but not deep enough.

Causes of insomnia

Sleep is necessary for people to regain strength and relax after spending the day's work and worries. However, not everyone can boast a sound healthy sleep. At present, insomnia is one of the most acute medical problems, over which doctors all over the world work. The matter is complicated by the fact that there is no single universal medicine that would help all people, as there is no single cause leading to insomnia. The intense rhythm of life, constant nervous stress, inferior rest - all this leads to disturbances in the person's psychophysical state, to chronic fatigue.

In people with increased nervous excitability, sleep disturbance is initiated even by the most insignificant causes . Insomnia can be long, debilitating, when superficial sleep is accompanied by bright dreams, sometimes nightmares. It can also be caused by various diseases of a general nature, accompanied by a disorder of the circulation or nervous system, coughing, shortness of breath, etc.

Especially often people with insomnia suffer all the time engaged in mental work . Many of them irrationally expend forces, overstrain. Among them, many fans artificially invigorate themselves with strong tea and coffee. But this relieves fatigue only for a while, fatigue is not removed and continues to grow. In order not to experience nervous insomnia, we must avoid tense mental work and activities that excite the nervous system in the evenings.

How to treat insomnia?

Home remedies for the treatment of insomnia in healthy but easily excitable people are reduced, above all, to compliance with the correct sleep regimen and simple soothing procedures before bedtime. With prolonged insomnia, along with treatment prescribed by a doctor, it is necessary to systematically take some simple natural remedies for a certain period of time.

To prevent the occurrence of insomnia, you should lie down and get up at the same time, observing the biological rhythm that is natural for the body. It is best to go to bed early and get up early.

If you only have a brief period of insomnia, for example under stress, changes in diet and the use of dietary supplements can help you restore normal sleep.

Correctly composed diet will gradually bring to normal your weight and fat content in the body; As a result, you can sleep better.

Especially often, elderly people and those who are engaged in mental work suffer from insomnia . Most of them, to constantly be in good shape, drink strong tea or coffee in large quantities. It's not enough to say that this is bad for the body. Weakened by lack of sleep, the body can no longer fight alone, even with minor disabilities. People suffering from sleep disorders become inattentive, distracted, irritable; Over time, they can develop such diseases as hypertension, obesity and even diabetes.

Nevertheless, insomnia can and should be treated . For this purpose, use both medical chemicals, prescribed by doctors, and natural. The latter are more popular. This is due to the fact that non-traditional medicine offers products with a softer effect, with fewer side effects, and most of them can be used by people suffering from any other diseases. It should be said that a correctly formulated medicinal dose can relieve not only of insomnia, but also of concomitant illness.

• Do not lie down or try to sleep if you do not want to sleep . Try not to sleep during the day, even when you want. Do not go to bed too early. Observe the diet. Do not eat before bed, after 18:00 do not drink toning beverages (hot chocolate, coffee, tea). Try 2-3 times a week to exercise and every day do in the morning or during the day gymnastics, avoid heavy loads before going to bed. Relaxing hiking or cycling before going to bed,
• Do not go to bed in irritation . Try to relax for the night - for this, water procedures, light massage, meditation, an interesting (but not exciting) book are good.
• Establish rules for preparing for sleep and follow them . Teach yourself to go to bed at the same time. If you can not fall asleep, read a little or listen to soft music. Create in the bedroom a comfortable environment: before going to bed, ventilate the room, eliminate foreign sounds, if they interfere with you, if the air in the bedroom is too dry - put the humidifier in it.

• Do not take alcohol as a hypnotic , although many can recommend it in small doses. Indeed, in some cases alcohol contributes to better sleep, but this is an apparent improvement: sleep becomes shallow (superficial), fragmented, often short, alcohol can also cause morning headaches, weakness, decreased performance during the day, which in turn , Exacerbates insomnia.

Folk remedies for the treatment of insomnia

Recipes with honey

More effective sleeping pills than honey, no, and at the same time it is absolutely harmless. You can also visit the steam bath and use the oak broom - it calms the nervous system.

• 3 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar, stir in a cup of honey. Taking 2 teaspoons of this mixture before bedtime, you will fall asleep in half an hour after you go to bed. With severe fatigue and weakness in the middle of the night, you can repeat this sleeping pill. Honey has a good tonic and soothing effect, and in combination with apple cider vinegar it is even more effective for insomnia .
• Stir 1 tablespoon. A spoonful of honey in 1 glass of warm water and drink overnight. Before going to bed lubricate with lavender oil whiskey or drip 3-5 drops of lavender oil on a piece of sugar, suck before bed.
• Take 1 glass of lemon juice, 2 tablespoons. Spoons of buckwheat honey and walnuts. Honey and lemon juice mixed until homogeneous, add the crushed nuts. Take 1 tbsp. Spoon before bedtime.
• If insomnia is caused by the flow of blood to the head, it is very useful to put mustard plaster or rubbed horseradish to the calves of the legs. At the same time, it is recommended to drink cucumber brine with honey, which also weakens (1 tablespoon of honey per glass of cucumber brine).

Herbal preparations for the treatment of insomnia

• Mix the peppermint leaf 30 g, the motherwort grass 30 g, the rhizome of valerian officinalis 20 g, the hop cones of the common 20 g. Take 10 g of the mixture, pour a glass of boiling water, heat in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes, cool, strain and bring Boiled water the amount of infusion to the original volume. Drink 1/2 cup 3 times a day with nervous excitement and insomnia.
• Mix 20 g of peppermint, triple leaf watch, valerian (rhizome), hop cones. A tablespoon of collection pour for 200 minutes 200 ml of boiling water, drink 100 ml 3 times - in the morning, in the afternoon, at night.
• Mix 10 grams of valerian rhizomes, motherwort, hawthorn, peppermint, mistletoe white. 1 tablespoon to insist 30 minutes in 200 ml of boiling water, drink 1 glass in the morning and at night.
• Combine 10 g of oregano grass and 5 g of valerian root. 10 g of collection boil 10-12 minutes in 100 ml of water. To insist 1 hour. Drink 100 ml at night.
• Mix 5 grams of motherwort, thyme, calendula flowers. 10 g of collection boil 10-15 minutes in 200 ml of water, leave for 1 hour. Drink 100 ml with honey before going to bed.
• Chamomile flowers, peppermint leaves, fennel fruits, valerian rootstocks, fruit, caraway seeds, common. 10 g of mixture pour a glass of boiling water, heat in a boiling water bath for 30 minutes, cool 10 minutes, strain, raw materials squeeze and bring boiled water the amount of broth to the original volume. Take in the morning 1-2 glasses, in the evening on a glass.
• Collect the leaves of peppermint, flowers of lavender present - 2 parts; Flowers of chamomile pharmacy, rhizome with roots of valerian officinalis - 3 parts each. Two tablespoons of the mixture to insist in a glass of boiling water for 15 minutes. Drink a sip for a day with insomnia.
• Veronica officinalis grass, fragrant violet grass, real lavender flowers, ordinary barberry fruit and lemon balm leaves mixed equally. A tablespoon of mixture pour a glass of boiling water and insist until it cools. Take 1-2 glasses of this evening.
• Hatching of common hops, leaves of peppermint - for 1 part; Leaves of balm of medicinal, chamomile flowers, crust bark fragile, rhizome with roots of valerian officinalis - in 2 parts. Prepare a decoction from the calculation: a tablespoon of collection per glass of water. Take 1-2 glasses at night.
• Mix grass of motherwort, five-lobed, grass weedwort - in 3 parts, grass ordinary heath - 4 parts, rhizome with roots of valerian officinalis - 1 part. 4 tbsp. L. Mix 10-12 hours in 1 liter of boiling water in a warm place and strain. All the infusion is sipped during the day every hour. Recommended for insomnia, timidity, irritability.
• Grasshopper herb hole, peppermint leaves, lemon balm leaves, hop cones, rhizome with roots of valerian officinalum mixed equally. Two tablespoons of the mixture to insist 15 minutes in a glass of boiling water in a warm place, drain. Drink sips throughout the day.
• Valerian root - 2 parts, chamomile flowers - 3 parts, cumin fruit - 5 parts. A tablespoon of mixture pour 1 cup of boiling water, to insist 30 minutes. Take 1/2 cup in the morning and at night with nervous excitement, irritability, insomnia.
• Melissa leaves - 20 g, motherwort grass - 30 grams, valerian roots - 30 g. A tablespoon of mixture to pour 300 ml of boiling water, to insist for 2 hours, drain. Drink 1 wine glass 3 times a day before meals. Apply to neurosis, insomnia, palpitations as a sedative and hypnotic.
• Valerian root - 40 g, sweet clover grass - 40 g, thyme grass - 50 g, oregano grass - 50 g, motherwort grass - 50 g. Two tablespoons of the mixture to brew 0.5 liters of boiling water. Drink 100 ml 3 times daily before meals. It is used as a sedative and hypnotic.
• Valerian (root) - 10 g, peppermint (leaves) - 20 g, shamrock (leaves) - 20 g, hops (cones) - 10 g. A tablespoon of collection pour 400 ml of boiling water, insist 30 minutes, filter. Take 100 ml, 2 times a day, as a sedative for insomnia.
• Mix 1 tbsp. A spoonful of lavender flowers and 1 teaspoon of Passionflower flowers. Stir the mixture with 2 glasses of hot water and press for 15-20 minutes. Ready to infuse the infusion. Take 0.4 cup 2-3 times a day.
• Take a peel with 1 lemon, 2 tbsp. Spoons of rhizomes and roots of valerian, 3 tbsp. Spoons of flower baskets of chamomile pharmacy, 1 glass of water. Peel the zest and mix with herbs, pour boiling water, insist for 1 hour, then strain. Take chilled 1/2 cup 2 times a day - in the morning and in the evening, after eating.

Herbs for the treatment of insomnia

• Infusion of valerian . 1 tbsp. Spoon the crushed roots of valerian pour a glass of hot water, boil for 15 minutes on low heat, insist 10 minutes and filter. Take 1 tablespoon of Zraz's decoction per day.
• Infusion of valerian . 1 tbsp. Spoon the crushed root of Valerian officinalis pour 1 cup of cold boiled water and press for 7-8 hours. Ready to infuse the infusion. Take 1 tbsp. Spoon 3 times a day and at bedtime. With increased nervous excitability, the dose can be increased to 1/2 cup 2-3 times a day.
• Tincture of valerian . 2 tbsp. Spoon the crushed roots of valerian officinalis pour 1 cup of vodka and insist 2 weeks in a dark cool place. Ready tincture to strain. Take 15-20 drops 2-3 times a day.
• Infusion of motherwort penta . 15 g of herbs pour a glass of boiling water, insist 30-40 minutes. Take a tablespoon 2 times in the afternoon.
• Infusion of motherwort . 2 teaspoons of chopped herbs pour 200 ml of cold water and infuse 8 hours (cold extraction). Drink it all during the day.
• Infusion of peppermint . 1 tbsp. Spoon the leaves of peppermint pour 1 cup of hot water and press for 15-20 minutes. Ready to infuse strain, take warm 2-3 times a day, half an hour before meals.
• Tincture of peppermint . Tincture take 15-30 drops 3 times a day.
• Infusion of celery odorous . 35 grams of raw material pour 1 liter of cold pre-boiled and cooled water and insist for 8 hours, then strain. Take 1 teaspoonful 3 times a day. It is used as a means of deepening sleep and increasing its duration.
• Infusion of hops . 1 part of the crushed hop cones insist 2 weeks on 4 parts of 40% alcohol, then filter and squeeze. Take 5 drops of tincture per 1 tablespoon of water 2 times a day before meals (the second time - at night).
• Infusion of chamomile . 1 tablespoon of flowers pour 200 ml of boiling water and insist 30 minutes. Drink 70 ml per hour before meals.
• Infusion of alfalfa sowing . 5 tablespoons pour 200 ml of water, boil for 2-3 minutes, insist 2 hours and drink 100 ml 3 times a day.
• Infusion of dill . 2 teaspoons of fruit pour 400 ml of boiling water for 10 minutes, take 3 times a day (dose for 2 days).
• Dill setting. 50 grams of fennel seeds are boiled on low heat in 0.5 l of wine (cahors or red port). Before going to bed take 50-60 ml. Harmless, it provides a deep healthy sleep.
• Infusion of dill . Pour 1 tbsp. A spoonful of fresh chopped dill or fennel seeds with 2 glasses of water. Insist, drain, take 1 teaspoon before bedtime.
• Infusion of the ash drizzler . 2 tablespoons dry herbs pour 400 ml of boiling water, insist 1 hour, drink 100 ml at night.
• Spirits mood . 20 g of dry ground grass sporish (birdwort), pour a glass of boiling water and leave for 2 hours. Take 1 tablespoon 2-5 times a day.
• Infusion of St. John's wort perfumed . 3 tablespoons of herbs pour a glass of boiling water and leave for 2 hours. Take 1/3 cup 3 times daily before meals.
• Infusion of oregano . 2 teaspoons of herbs pour a glass of boiling water, insist 20 minutes. Take 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day for 20-30 minutes before meals in a warm form.
• Decoction of oregano . Prepare a strong broth of oregano and wash their head.
• Infusion of kipreya (willow-tea) . 15 g of dry ground grass, pour a glass of water, boil for 15 minutes, insist 1 hour. Take a tablespoon 3-4 times a day before eating.
• Infusion of kipreya (willow-tea) . Two st. Spoon the herb of the small-leaved cyprus (ivan-tea) with 2 cups of boiling water and insist in the thermos for 6 hours. Drink in equal amounts 3-4 times a day.
• Infusion of thyme creeping . 15 grams of herbs pour a glass of boiling water, soak for 30 minutes. Take a tablespoon 2-3 times a day.
• Infusion of lettuce (lettuce) . A tablespoon of chopped fresh leaves pour a glass of boiling water, insist 1-2 hours, drain. Drink 1/2 cup 2 times a day or 1 glass at night.
• Infusion of hawthorn blood-red . 2 tablespoons of dry finely chopped fruit pour 1.5 cups of boiling water. Drink in 3 divided doses 30 minutes before meals. Take with insomnia, especially people with a sick heart.
• Infusion of lemon balm . 1 tbsp. Spoon the herbs pour 1 glass of hot water and infuse for 30-40 minutes. Ready to infuse the infusion. Take in warm form for 1 tbsp. Spoon 3 times a day and at bedtime.
• Infusion of wormwood ordinary . 15-20 g of dry crushed roots and herbs pour 1 cup of boiling water, insist, strain. Drink 1 / 2-1 / 3 cup infusion 3 times a day before meals, with insomnia on the nerves.
• The infusion of lavender is real . 1 tbsp. Spoon the flowers with 1.5 cups of hot water and leave for 10-15 minutes. Ready to infuse the infusion. Take 1 tbsp. Spoon 2-3 times a day after meals.
• Infusion of lettuce seed . 1 tbsp. Spoon the leaves with 1 glass of hot water and cool at room temperature. Ready to infuse the infusion. Take 1/2 cup throughout the day 1-1.5 hours before meals.
• Tincture of the peon dodging . 1 tbsp. Spoon the crushed roots with 1 glass of vodka and insist 8-10 days in a warm dark place. Ready tincture to strain. Take 20-30 drops 3 times a day. You can also use the pharmacy tincture of the root of the peony, take 3 times a day for 1 tsp.
• Infusion of angelica of the descending (bear) beam . 1 tsp rhizome and root pour 1 cup boiling water, insist. Take 1/2 cup 3-4 times a day.
• Infusion of elderberry red . 1 tbsp. Spoon the crushed root brew 1 cup of boiling water, boil for 15 minutes on low heat, insist for half an hour, strain. Take 1 tbsp. Spoon 2-3 times a day.
• A blue-headed phylogeny (soothing herb, blue thistle) . Take infusion and decoction of herb grass.

Recipes with oats

• 1 cup oat flakes or oats grains pour 1 liter of hot water and cook until the mixture thickens. In the finished broth add 1 tbsp. A spoonful of honey and boil for another 2-3 minutes. Take in a warm form 1 / 2-1 glass 2-3 times a day.
• 1 tbsp. Spoon of green straw oats seeded pour 1 cup of vodka and insist 2 weeks in a cool dark place. Ready tincture to strain. Take 20-30 drops per 1 tbsp. A spoonful of water 2-3 times a day and at bedtime.
• 1 tbsp. Spoon the seeds of the oats of sowing with 2 cups of water and cook until thickened. Ready to drain the broth. Drink a whole drink during the day and at night.

• At night, pour 1 cup of hot water 2 tbsp. Spoons of grains of oats sown. The next morning the infusion is heated in a water bath for about 30-40 minutes. Cool the broth at room temperature. Drink the entire dose throughout the day.

Baths

• Take a warm bath. The water temperature in the bath must be above 37-38 degrees. Take a bath either before meals, or 1.5-2 hours after eating. The residence time in the bath should not exceed 20-25 minutes. It is better if the water does not close the heart area. Do not take a bath every day.

Diet for insomnia

A low-salt diet should be prescribed, since salt interferes with the onset of sleep. Balanced rational nutrition will have a positive effect on the treatment of insomnia. Such a diet should exclude products from white flour, sugar, tea, coffee, chocolate, alcohol, fatty and fried foods, spices. It is good to develop a habit of calmness and dimensionality in food.