Valerian

[Queso]

I have a bag of finely chopped valerian.

I've taken valerian capsules in the past to aid dream recall.

How should I ingest this powderesque plant material?

Are there any traditional methods?

I googled first. no avail.

[InfiniteNow]

You might start here: :phones:

 

http://hypography.com/forums/medical-science/4793-herbs-herbal-supplements-26.html?highlight=valerian#post146988

 

http://hypography.com/forums/medical-science/4793-herbs-herbal-supplements-26.html?highlight=valerian#post146994

[Queso]

That doesn't explain ingestion.

I was thinking those capsules would work good, but I don't have any.

Tea, maybe?

(It smells like feet)

[InfiniteNow]

Well, all I know of are either a tea or tincture perhaps.

 

 

Whose feet? :phones:

[Queso]

I don't understand what a tincture is...

so you put some herb in a jar with some everclear for a month, strain it, and then what...I have valerian vodka? yuck...

 

what am I supposed to do with that?

[InfiniteNow]

Good point. More of a rub that way. Tea it is! :lol:

 

 

Or, you could always make brownies? :phones:

[InfiniteNow]

Questions and Answers About Valerian for Insomnia and Other Sleep Disorders

[Monomer]

I found this info on how to make valerian tea:

 

Prepare valerian tea in the morning by adding 2 tsp. of valerian root to 2 cups of warm water. Let stand until the evening. Strain and warm. Add 1 tsp. of honey and drink 1 cup after dinner and 1 cup before going to bed.

 

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I've read a number of times to not use boiling water because the valerian will lose some of it's properties.

 

 

You can make a tincture and then add about 20 drops to warm water and drink. Here's how to make a non-alcoholic tincture if you prefer:

 

Non-Alcoholic Tincture

 

Make an alcoholic tincture.

Evaporate the alcohol.

Put twenty drops of the tincture in a cup of water.

Add one-fourth of a teaspoon of boiling water.

 

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[Queso]

Thank you both :phones:

[DougF]

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I have a bag of finely chopped valerian.

I've taken valerian capsules in the past to aid dream recall.

How should I ingest this powderesque plant material?

Are there any traditional methods?

I googled first. no avail.[/Quote]

 

this is a new one to me but I'm still looking for you. :phones:

[Ganoderma]

gel capsules? you can buy them in many places.

[Mercedes Benzene]

gel capsules? you can buy them in many places.

 

I'm assuming you want gel capsules of Valerian?

>>>HERE<<<

[DougF]

I'm assuming you want gel capsules of Valerian?

>>>HERE<<<

I would have thought that it would cost more then that.

Good find, Mercedes Benzene

[Michaelangelica]

Capsules are rubbish-

throw them into the compost.

 

Make a tea from freshish Valerian root -about a teaspoon or two to a cup.

 

You know it is fresh because is smells like fresh vomit

 

You may like to add some peppermint to disguise the smell -the TASTE is OK

 

Valerian just carms you & helps you sleep. It is a very safe herb to use.

 

To my knowledge only some forms of mugwort induce dreaming.(See Jeanne Rose's "Herbs and Things")

 

(High doses of B vitamin are said to give you color dreams -not black and white)

[Queso]

I always dream in color. Someone tried to tell me

"it's a proven fact we dream in black and white"

and I laughed my *** off in their face.

Thanks for the information, angelica. And yes,

It smells like vomit feet.

[Ganoderma]

ya you can buy them in gel caps...but i mean buy empty gel caps and put your valerian in yourself. you can buy pill making supplies pretty cheap online, makes some things easy to swallow...although i dont find Valerian THAT bad, mine wasn't like "vomit feet" thankfully.