A beautifully presented book that calms and soothes from page one. It has practical ideas for herbal usage and general wellbeing. for relaxation and sleep. A real gem to read and to use for a daily routine.

Herbal Remedies for Sleep : How to Use Healing Herbs and Natural Therapies to Ease Stress, Promote Relaxation, and Encourage Healthy Sleep Habits. This is a treasure off a book about using the most common and easy accessible herbs for remedies that aid sleep. It also provides lots information on the sleep cycle and health. And different types of health challenges including stress. Just browsing the book and its beautiful illustrations is relaxing. Definitely a book for dipping into time and time again.

This is an interesting book outlining many herbs (&methods) to improve sleep. For those struggling to get a good night's sleep or even those who want to continue sleeping well, there are many useful tips.

The book expectedly starts with explaining why sleep is important – it builds immunity, repairs our body and gets us much needed rest. The most common triggers hindering sleep and dangers of not sleeping well are included.

Since Indian food and cultural habits include many herbs, many of the herbs cited were very familiar. There are those which indirectly promote sleep with physical & mental relaxation while few others more directly aid sleep. A majority of them are best taken during the day, though there are some herbs specifically called out as pre-bedtime sleep aids. The herbs referenced include – ashwagandha, reishi, tulsi, magnolia, shatavari, maca, schizandra, gotu kola, milky oat seed, lemon balm, mimosa, kava, chamomile, lavender and many others. There are also mentions of contra-indications which need to be noted carefully (eg: ashwagandha for hyperthyroid). Ways to create custom concoctions is also described in the later sections of the book. The book has pictures of the referenced herbs and ways to grow them in a garden if you have the means to, and climate & soil are amenable. There are some brief methods mentioned to destress & avoid inflammation – vital for getting good sleep (Meditation, Pranayama, Yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, cultivating gratitude, and sticking to a plant-based diet). These are however sketchy.

Overall, a very useful book offering a wide variety of options, all well worth pursuing. The advice of a sleep consultant / herbalist / diet consultant will still be needed for specific individual recommendations.

My rating: 4.25 / 5.

This is a gorgeous book! I am a traditional naturopathic doctor and would recommend this to both patients/clients and colleagues alike. The author has created a book that is not only visually stunning, but also is packed with easy to understand, excellent
information about herbal medicine, and more specifically herbal medicine and sleep. A great reference to have!

Herbal Remedies for Sleep: Howto Use Healing Herbs and Natural Therapies to Ease Stress, Promote Relaxation, and Encourage Healthy Sleep Habits
Maria Noel Groves
We all know sleep is important for both physical and mental health. There are too many reasons why we do not sleep well to address them all but among them is anxiety and stress. There are many over the counter medications that will help us sleep and there are many prescription drugs, all of them have side effects.
At one time I was taking Ambien. I lost a whole 24 hours. I know I talked to people I functioned but I do not remember anything that happened within a 24 hour period. My husband worked swing shift. He had trouble sleeping during the daytime. He started taking a sleeping pill and became hooked on it. He ran off the road one night, swiped a guard rail, and started sleepwalking. I hid his pills. It took over a week for him to realize he was addicted. We must be very careful what we put into our bodies.
We know from scripture that God has provided us with all our needs. He has provided us with herbs that help us sleep. Herbs are natural without additives.
This book offers options, it discusses herbs as well as seeking your doctor’s advice.
Well done author Maria Noel Groves.

Thank you NetGalley for a copy of this book for review purposes. My reviews are always my unbiased opinion.

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook.
This was a very informative book about how to sleep better at night. This author does a great job pinpointing every angle and I am going to be trying the information from this novel. Highly recommend! Chalked full of information!

I learned a lot from this book and I appreciated that the author didn’t just claim that the herbs would solve all problems and gave other options to use in conjunction and advocated for visiting a doctor when you think you need one. I am very excited to try some of these recipes as someone who has trouble sleeping regularly.

This book is a wealth of knowledge! I loved that there was so much education regarding sleep cycles, along with suggestions for herbal remedies to help manage a variety of sleep-related concerns.

I really liked this book since it's giving you an amazing overview over the herbs and beyond! I like that the author talks about quality of herbs and how to properly handle them. But also how you can change your habits to help your sleep.

Etheral. Beautiful and Spectacular! That's the thoughts that kept coming to my mind as I was reading Herbal Remedies for Sleep by Maria Noel Groves. I don't think this book could be better than it already is. Truly beautifully put together!

The format is superb and very user-friendly. The text boxes are spot on. The art and photography are beautiful.

Why I love this format. First and foremost Maria talks about her story of sleep but most importantly she talks about the quality and quantity of sleep but why we need to prioritize sleep and how to find what works for us to get the quality of sleep and spend time on this area for the quality of life. We can't of course depend on medication we need to learn to self soothe and learn the rhythm of our bodies.I sleep really well even with pain from recent knee surgery but I have prioritized sleep as regenerative and restorative as the foundation of everything working off that importance as first in my day.

Maria has chapters on Managing Stress and Daytime Energy, Relaxation Day and Night, Bedtime Sedating Sleep Support, Harvesting and Drying Herbs, Sleep Support Recipes and Remedies, Herbal Safety and Quality Guidelines (extremely important in my opinion), and more such as resources that were very well done.

I can't unpack all that is in this treasure of a book but I do want to add as an organic regenerative farmer and educator that Maria's book covers the safety of herbs making sure you ID correctly which is very crucial if foraging and grown organically with no pesticides and herbices and consideration for special populations.

There is a lot to consider when using herbal remedies and I feel Maria has done a comprehensive job of not just making a beautiful, inviting book but to give the confidence in trust and correct information to move forward in regaining restorative regenerative sleep in your life by writing this endeavor of a treasure trove of a book on herbal remedies for better sleep which enhancing all area of our life.

This was a really enjoyable book. It looked at sleep and sleep disruptions, mentioned some behavioral changes that can be made to benefit sleep patterns, and went into the herbs that are useful for both relaxation and sleep. It noted when and how to use the herbs, how to grow and preserve them, and multiple recipes for how to utilize them to benefit sleep. Well done book.

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This was such a refreshing and delightful book, I’ve read many herbal remedies books, and this one had so many new things I hadn’t learned from other books. It was its own book and held its own every turn of the page!
From the photos to the layout, it was pleasing on the eyes & thoughtfully laid out to benefit the reader.

Thank you, Storey Publishing, for the advance reading copy.

This book is a treasure! Hunt for it when it comes out and treasure it!

Seven exclusive chapters with all the essential guide on how we can utilise some of the most common but powerful herbs that would aid best for a good night’s sleep.

I specifically recommend this book as the book starts with the basic knowledge and principles of sleep cycle, the different elements that affect the different aspects of the cycle, the various aspects we can work on ourselves related to our habits and lifestyle and the basic herbs that we are all familiar with that would help us and how we can use them.

I love the colourful pictures and the very simple writing as a means to communicate with the reader. It delivers more than what most books try to do. I really appreciate it.

A must have recommendation.