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Originally Posted by MargaretR
The 55 Best Herbal Remedies
" Valerian for Insomnia
Studies have shown that valerian aids sleep, often as well as pharmaceutical sedatives and without being addictive. In a study published in the European Journal of Medical Research, investigators gave 202 insomniacs valerian or a Valium-like tranquilizer. After six weeks, both treatments were equally effective. "Research strongly supports that valerian works," Blumenthal says. "It's been used widely and safely for hundreds of years." Note: It takes a week or more to begin noticing benefit. Also, raw valerian root smells and tastes terrible ("like funky socks," Blumenthal says), so pills are more palatable."
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To be honest Margaret, insomnia is one thing I've never suffered from, so have never had the need for sleeping piles of any description, mind you I actually doubt that I would ever have been prescribed them with having COPD, at the moment I'm regularly getting 5 to six hours unbroken sleep per night which is quite good really