Guest guest Posted March 22, 2006 Report Share Posted March 22, 2006 dear Dr. chauhan ji pranams! long pepper is available in Vrndavana and is called "pippali" if it causes dreams that's ok as long as it's not "day dreams" wishing of a good sleep!!! what dose is recommended of long pepper? Long pepper_pippali ok. passion flower? is that an indian herb? if so what's the name for it? Valerian (sanskrt or hindi name?) > The herbs that can be used for sleeping are many of course depending where > you are and what is available. The best one generally is called passion > flower. latin Passiflora Incarnata. It is very safe and effective for > sleeping yet doesn't create any tiredness when awakening. I use the local > ones but since you are abroad most of the time, I think the famous ones > will be more available. Kava Kava is very good for sleeping. It is the > long pepper in Ayur Veda, latin Piper Methysticum. It works very well > though large doses produce some dreams. Valerian, Valerian officinalis is > usually used but there may be different species recommended also. > Generally you look for sedative herbs. Any good Ayurvedic shop should > have sedative herbs. TridaNDi BhikSu, Bhakti Visrambha MAdhava Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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