herbal sedatives

[remediosvaro]

my interest in herbal sedatives has been increasing since i learned about kratom. only issue with kratom is tolerance/addiction. so when i ask if you know of any herbal sedatives i mean noticeable ones, so far i have:
kratom - strong, enjoyable
blue lotus - mild
valerian - makes me tired but no enjoyable effects
kava - its illegal in the uk, so all i can find are extracts. as i remember the root is nice


for me chamomile, passion flower, california poppy, damiana, skullcap all dont work. please tell me if you have any ideas, but things that are actually noticable

thanks

 

[5-htp]

Have you tried passiflora extract ??
1-2G passiflora extract (1:50) combined with some valerian root felt pretty good...

 

[Strigiform]

It's just one of those things where the effects vary a lot from person to person.

 

[downwardsfromzero]

California poppy works for me (even if it doesn't work for you). Are you sure you got quality product?

Ditto skullcap. Has to be the right species.

Kava illegal in the UK? Not illegal enough, for example, that it can't be prescribed by a medicinal herbalist, under the appropriate circumstances.

 

[entheogenic-gnosis]

·L-Theanine
·L-tryptophan
·5-hydroxy-tryptophan
·Kava
·GABA
·Meletonin (n-acetyl-5-methoxy-tryptamine)
·Passionflower
·California Poppy
·Melissa officinalis
·Motherwort
·Skullcap
·Damiana
·Lotus spp
·Erythrina mulungu
·Pedicularis densiflora
·Chamomile
·anise hyssop
·prickly poppy
·Calea zacatechichi
·lobelia inflata
·Lactuca virosa

There are many more but I figured this would be a good start, I'll add any more as I think of them, I know there are a few good ones I forgot, I'm also aware that some of the listed items are not herbs, but as natural sedatives I thought they qualified.

I hope this helped and was a good start.

-eg

 

[entheogenic-gnosis]

·Eschscholzia californica
·Lagochilus inebrians
·Zornia latifolia
·Argemone mexicana
·Leonotis leonurus\Leonotis nepetifolia
·Silene capensis (dream enhancer)
·Silene capensis

-eg

 

[Cognitive Heart]

Ashwagandha root(Indian ginseng) has noticeable effects on stress reduction and sedative activity, among various other beneficial effects. I also concur with the above lists. :thumb_up: