Ep 14 - Cheri Hammons on sleep enhancing herbs, sleep rituals, and the resurgence of tinctures, tonics, and bitters for improved sleep and dreams

Human Dreaming

Cheri Hammons is the owner of High Street Tonics, herb nerd, and lover of sleep and dreams.
Join us as Cheri walks us through the fascinating role of herbs, tonics, tinctures, and bitters in improving sleep and dreams. A full list of the herbs we discuss and as well as Cheri's sleep tincture recipe can be found below. I have been using this tincture for months and I love it!

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Herbs that can help support/promote a restful state and good sleep:

• Chamomile
• Passionflower
• Valerian
• Skullcap
• Lemon Balm
• Lavender
• Hops
• Catnip

Sleep Tincture Recipe:

--In a pint jar, combine 10 grams of each: dried skullcap, passionflower, hops, and valerian.
--Cover with alcohol, at least 80 proof (40%)
--Let sit out of direct sunlight for 4-6 weeks giving the jar a good shake every couple of days.
--Use cheesecloth to strain the herbs out when done and bottle the liquid into amber (or other UV protected) dropper bottles.

Dosage: Take 1 dropperful an hour before bed or upon waking in the night. Can use up to 2 dropperfuls at a time but start small while you get to know how your body responds.
Notes:
Britt has been using this sleep tincture since the time of the recording. She has found it especially useful to help get back to sleep after awakening in the middle of the night or even up to a couple of hours before waking. Bonus - no morning grogginess!
Results of mugwort experience: Britt took mugwort in tea form before bedtime. It in fact did increase the vividness of her dreams that night, but also triggered the first and worst nightmare she'd had in years, so the anecdotal experience has thus far been a one-off. Perhaps she should take Cheri's advice and use it in a dream pillow instead of in a tea.
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