Valerian is an herb that has been used for sleep problems for ages; it works very well, though the results take at least a month to kick in. Watch Chinese medicine expert, Mao Shing Ni, L.Ac. & PhD, discuss the different types and doses of valerian.
Valerian has been used extensively for sleep problems, both in Europe and Asia for hundreds of years. It's a very common herb and it works exceedingly well. In fact study show that patients who use Valerian and you have to use it for at least a month to see a sustained result, that it may work as well as your sleep aid, the sleeping pill that you're taking.
You can take Valerian in several forms, the most popular form I would say is to tea. So you would buy them tea bags and you stiff and make it tea to drink at night before bed time. Or you can take it in capsule or pill form and as well as in tincher. This is a liquid extract form. I recommend taking anywhere from 250 to 500 milligrams, one hour before that time.
Mao Shing Ni is a 38th-generation doctor of Chinese medicine and a cofounder of Yo San University and the Tao of Wellness, the acclaimed center for nutrition, Chinese medicine, and acupuncture, located in Santa Monica, CA.
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