Valerian Roots/Unknown Amount

[Orpheous]

0:00 Ididn't have information on how to cook this up so I can take it and the only thing I had read was "tea" so I took some roots out of the bag. They stinked(not the cannabis stinking that is good. They STINKED). I threw them in boiling water. Left them there and after 10 mins or so I took the tea out. The color of the water changed slightly to yellow. Drank it and went to sleep.
00:15-3:30+I had sleeping problems.
4:00 Finally slept.
8:00 woke up, nothing changed.
8:05 Was tired went to sleep again.
11:30 Woke up, remember vivid dreams.
Next night
0:00 slept normally
8:00 woke up, remember vivid dreams.


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[allium]

A short one, but I like the structure.
It would be nice to see more detailed descriptions, though. Otherwise there is a chance that this thread will be closed by other mods.

PS: welcome to bluelight!

 

[attempt4]

I use Valerian Root every night, often mixed with Chamomile. It's actually really effective though it's kind of hard for me to say as I don't really have trouble sleeping as I take Kratom daily, weightlift every other day/am highly active and smoke Cannabis often, but the rate at which I fall asleep is definitely hastened and the dreams are noticeably more vivid after ingesting Valerian.

It does indeed stink...not nice at all. There's a hint of a faecal smell, almost like a hamster cage or something.

Do you have the ground up root? You're gonna want to use between 5-10g. I use 10g but many would say that's a bit overboard. It doesn't taste the best but there's often a noticeable effect at this amount, which makes me want to lie in bed straight away. Mixing it with Chamomile is great and greatly increases potency.

 

[deaf eye]

my cats try burying the used tea bags like they just took a pee , and they are always trying to get into the box of tea bags,

it does stink up my kitchen good

 

[Hardcoreprawn]

I find valerian has a long half life. I am extremely groggy the next day and it takes a while to shake off. Good if you are struggling to get to sleep though if you can handle the grogginess.