Sleepyhead Tea
Ingredients
• 2 tablespoons chamomile
• 2 tablespoons dried lavender
• 1 tablespoon catnip
• 1 tablespoon peppermint
• Honey to taste
Directions
• Combine herbs and place mixture in a container.
• Place a teaspoonful of the herbal mixture in a tea steeper or a small square of cheesecloth.
• Pour hot water over the top.
• Add honey if desired.
• Cover and let steep for 8 to 10 minutes.
Benefits: This tea is loaded with calmatives that should send you off to dreamland in minutes. Chamomile and lavender are two of the best-regarded sleep-inducing herbs. Both mint and catnip, a variety of mint, have a calming effect on the stomach and the mind.