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Celery

This vegetable is of great value as a calming and sedative food. It can be beneficially used in sleeplessness. The juice of Celery leaves, mixed with a tablespoon of honey, should be taken at night before retiring. It will help one to relax into a soothing and restful sleep. Celery also exercises calming and soothing effect. The essential oil contained in them has a specific effect on the regulation of the nervous system and has a great claming influence.

Cumin Seeds

Cumin Seeds exercise soothing effect on the nervous system. They are thus valuable in insomnia. A teaspoon of the fried powder of cumin seeds and the pulp of the ripe banana taken at the last thing at night, make an excellent remedy for insomnia.

Dill

Dill is a calming and soothing food. It is derived from dilla, which means to lull indicating its old reputation as a soothing herb. It is an ancient remedy for sleeplessness. The ancient Greeks used to put leaves of this plant in their cup or covered their heads with them to induce sleep. The Hindu physicians in ancients India also knew that keeping few springs of dill leaves near the pillow, while going to bed, induce one to sleep soundly. In fact, the Hindu of the plant is derived from the word ‘soya’ which means slept.
The green dill plant is used fresh as flavouring for soups, sauces and other culinary purposes. The seeds are used as a substitute for caraway seeds, as flavouring in curry powder and medicinally as a source of dill water. The leaves can be added to vegetable salads.

Honey

Honey is a valuable food medicine as a calming and sedative food. It has sleep-inducing power and sedative and tranquillizing properties and thus very valuable in insomnia. It has hypnotic action in bringing sound sleep. It should be taken with water, before going to bed, in doses of two teaspoons in a big cup of water. Babies generally fall asleep after taking honey. It should, however, not be given to infants below one year of age, as there is a danger of potentially deadly botulism.

Indian Hemp

The leaves of the hemp plant are a valuable calming and sedative food. Preparations of Indian hemp have been in use as intoxicants in Asiatic countries and Africa since time immemorial. The narcotic and anodyne properties of Indian hemp were appreciated by western medical men in the early years of the last century and were corporated in the British and United States pharmacopoeias. It is used as a drug to reduce excitement, irritation and pain as well as to induce deep sleep. The leaves of the plant can be administered to induce sleep where opium cannot be used. Charas, which is an active ingredient of hemp and ganja, are effective drugs to induce deep sleep.

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