Let’s face it: Sometimes, you’re just not in the mood for a floral tea, and who doesn’t like the sound of a sweet dessert-like tea before bed. Chamomile contains an antioxidant called apigenin, which has been found to bind to certain brain receptors that decrease anxiety and initiate sleep. The caffeine-free Sleep tea has a prominent floral flavor, with a full-bodied blend of soothing lavender and chamomile. The Bigelow Benefits line of teas includes herbal blends used to confer various health benefits. Bigelow is known for its affordable, yet high-quality teas.

If you’re looking for a calming tea before bed without valerian root or other ingredients that might make you groggy, a chamomile and lavender tea, such as Bigelow Benefits Sleep Chamomile Lavender Herbal Tea, is a good option.

It steeps for 8-10 minutes and has a distinct floral flavor.īigelow Benefits Sleep Chamomile Lavender Herbal Tea Sweet Slumber also harnesses the sleep-supporting power of valerian root. It contains a pleasant mix of sleep-inducing, relaxing herbs such as chamomile sourced from Egypt, soothing lavender flowers, and lemon balm leaf, an herb said to induce drowsiness and aid sleep. Numi Organic Sweet Slumber is an organic, caffeine-free, non-GMO, bedtime tea made with Fair Trade Certified ingredients. The tea steeps in 5-7 minutes and has a pleasantly sweet, floral, and herbaceous flavor. It also contains stevia leaf for calorie-free sweetness and valerian root extract to induce drowsiness. The base of the tea is organic rooibos, which is then layered with calming orange peel, spearmint leaf, chamomile flower, and passionfruit. The Republic of Tea’s Get Some Zzz’s No.5 Rest Herbal Tea lives up to its long name, helping you drift off to sleep soon after your head hits the pillow. The tea is all-natural and has an herbaceous flavor with ingredients such as spearmint, West Indian lemongrass, hawthorn berries, and orange blossoms. Valerian root is used in herbal medicine to treat insomnia because it increases levels of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which increases sleepiness and reduces anxiety. Traditional Medicinals Organic Nighty Night Relaxation Tea steeps in 10-15 minutes.Ĭelestial Seasonings Wellness Tea Sleepytime ExtraĬelestial Seasonings Sleepytime Extra Tea is a caffeine-free and gluten-free tea that promotes drowsiness before bed with its herbal blend of calming chamomile and valerian root. They also make Nighty Night Extra, which includes valerian root for more potent drowsiness. This 100% certified organic, non-GMO tea has a sweet minty flavor with hints of citrus and spice. Passionflower is said to reduce anxiety and reduce insomnia.

Traditional Medicinals Organic Nighty Night Relaxation Tea is their bedtime tea made with passionflower herb, chamomile flower, linden flower, catnip, hop strobile, spearmint leaf, lemon verbena leaf, lemon peel, and West Indian lemongrass leaf. So, if you find yourself counting sheep instead of blissfully slipping into a deep, restorative slumber, try firing up your tea kettle and steeping one of these relaxing bedtime teas to help you fall and stay asleep. Looking for other foods and drinks to help you sleep? If you need something a little more sleep-inducing, try some of the best CBD teas as another sleep aid.

Pukka Herbs Night Time, Organic Herbal Tea With ValerianĮven just the ritual of slowly sipping a warm cup of tea before your head hits the pillow can be a meditative practice that helps soothe your body from the inside out and wash away the worries and stressors from your day.

Celestial Seasonings TeaWell Herbal Tea, Sleep with Melatonin.

Bigelow Benefits Sleep Chamomile Lavender Herbal Tea.

Celestial Seasonings Wellness Tea Sleepytime Extra.

Sleepytime chamomile tea