Guest guest Posted May 17, 2005 Report Share Posted May 17, 2005 Pillows for Peaceful Nights To make a sleep or dream pillow, make an inner cloth 'envelope' of cheesecloth or tulle for the herbs (that darn cheesecloth again!). Sleep Pillow 1/2 cup chamomile flowers1/2 cup rosemary leaves1/2 cup pine needles1 cup lavender flowers2 tablespoons lemon verbena leaves1 tablespoon pinhead orris root (a stabilizer)1/2 teaspoon oil of lavender Dream Pillow - 1/2 cup mugwort leaves1/2 cup lavender flowers1/2 cup spearmint or peppermint leaves2 tablespoons thyme leaves2 tablespoons rosemary leaves1 tablespoon pinhead orris root (a stabilizer) Combine ingredients and fill cloth envelope. Slip it inside any washable pillowcase. Other sleep stuff from the same book - Strew lavender in the linen closet to scent your bedsheets with this mildly narcotic herb. Dill will lure cranky babies to sleep. Add a dill infusion to the bath, sprinkle the infusion on baby's blanket, or use it as a hair rinse. "To procure sleep, wash the head in a decoction of dill seed and smell it frequently." Sprinkle infusions of dill on your pillowcases and sheets then quickly iron dry or fluff in dryer. Sage is considered a "ghost medicine" used to prevent nightmares. Burn as an incense in the bedroom or strew it on the floor or in the bed. Catnip tea and chamomile tea are used for both nervous conditions and insomnia in infants and adults. "First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."-- Mahatma Gandhi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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