

It helps relax the GI tract while exerting a gentle anti-anxiety effect. It is especially good for any kind of gastrointestinal upset, especially cramping and bloating. But, although it is stimulating for your cat, it is relaxing to humans. This member of the mint family is one of the safest herbs around, suitable even for very young children. Yes, catnip! Catnip is most definitely not just for cats. The actual ingredients in Nighty Night tea are passionflower, chamomile, linden flower (called tilia flour in Sleepytime tea), catnip, hop strobile (fruit of hops plant), and a ‘proprietary blend’ of spearmint, lemon verbena, lemon peel, and West Indian lemongrass leaf. Traditional Medicinals Nighty Night Tea Relaxation TeaĪs for the taste, I’ll admit that Sleepytime tastes a bit better, but then again, I get the impression that Celestial Seasonings thinks about taste as much as effectiveness. I would have to say chamomile is overrated as a general relaxant or sedative, and probably has more value as a topical treatment or for digestive relief. Keep in mind that the evidence as to the effectiveness of any of these is mixed, but such evidence exists. If you have tried Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime tea, then you may find this product to be more effective simply because, frankly, it contains more effective ingredients including passionflower, chamomile, hops, and catnip. What are they supposed to call it? Knock You Over the Head tea? Anyway, this herbal tea is meant to help you relax and fall asleep. I could do with a less infantile name, though. Since Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime tea is probably the best-known sleep or relaxation tea, since it is sold in more grocery stores, it makes sense to compare Traditional Medicinals Nighty Night Tea to it. One of the best, if not the best is Nighty Night Tea from Traditional Medicinals.

Among those, we’ve tried many relaxation or sleep teas. We drink iced tea by the gallon and enjoy our herbal teas. My son and I, though, tough guys that we are, we like all sorts of tea. My wife hates all tea whether is it tea made with actual tea leaves, or it is an herbal tea (semantics, it’s an infusion but we call it all tea).
