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Ten plants for a full night. Wild poppy, lavender, noble chamomile, mulungu: the ones that let the body settle and wash away the fatigue gathered through the day.

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Sleeping as a living act.

While you sleep, the body gets to work. It clears, it tidies, it consolidates memory, it mends what the day left unfinished. Sleeping well means leaving it this night work, without rushing it.

These Ten plants lower the threshold. They calm the mind, release the shoulders, warm the belly, and let the body choose its moment to let go. Wild poppy cradles, lavender unties, chamomile soothes, and mulungu settles the mind that is still turning.

Sleeping as a living act.
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The 10 treasures of the family.

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Sleep herbs and dream herbs

The plants of this family help you fall asleep and sleep deeply: they quiet the mind, release the body and let the night settle in. Dream herbs work on something else: the substance of the dream, its colour, its memory.

They meet all the same. A deep night leaves room for dreams, and lavender is taken alone or alongside a more openly dream-oriented plant.

The evening plants

  • Wild Poppy — Papaver rhoeas, the Priestess of the Night, said to grow in the cave of Hypnos, the Greek god of Sleep. A cup in the evening.
  • Lavender — the plant of sacred rest: a few flowers under the pillow or in the evening water.
  • Noble Chamomile — the Humble Sovereign, “a fragment of the sun fallen to Earth to soothe human turmoil”.
  • Passionflower — the living Crown of Thorns: a cup in the evening, when thoughts keep circling.
  • Mulungu, the dream-keeper of Brazil: a short evening course, for deep rest.
  • Reishi and Ashwagandha — two deep-working plants, taken as a course: the longevity mushroom of the Taoists, and the “strength of the horse”, which botanists named Withania somnifera.
  • Wild Lettuce, Marihuanilla, Maconha Brava — wild lettuce as an evening tea; Marihuanilla when the heart beats too fast; Maconha Brava, bitter and grounding.

The plants and the ritual for nights that resist: herbs for deep sleep.

⊹ FREQUENT QUESTIONS ⊹

Deep sleep, question by question

Which herb helps you sleep deeply?

For one evening: wild poppy, lavender, noble chamomile, passionflower, as a tea. For deeper work: mulungu as a short course, Reishi and Ashwagandha over several weeks.

What is the difference between a sleep herb and a dream herb?

A sleep herb helps you fall asleep and sleep deeply. A dream herb works on the dream itself: its sharpness, its colour, the morning recall. Lavender or passionflower open the night; Calea or mugwort colour the dream.

Can you combine a sleep herb with a dream herb?

Yes. Lavender is often taken alongside a more openly dream-oriented plant, and our dreamers pair, for example, Yauhtli with chamomile, or Entada with passionflower.

How do you make a tea for sleep?

Water just off the boil, never boiling, 7 to 10 minutes of steeping, then a cup drunk warm and slowly, in the quiet of the evening. Each product page gives the amount for its plant.

What precautions should I take?

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, any ongoing treatment (sleeping pills, anxiolytics, antidepressants): ask a doctor before any plant. After a plant that has made you drowsy, driving waits until the next day.

⊹ WHY THIS FAMILY ⊹

The evening ritual, without haste.

Three simple gestures before the night:

First: infuse 7 to 10 minutes minimum, simmering water, never boiling (60-80°C depending on the plant).

Second: turn off screens 45 minutes before. No plant holds against blue light.

Third: drink warm, slowly, in silence. The body recognizes the evening rhythm.

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