How to Use Home Remedies for Insomnia

Use natural, home remedies to help treat insomnia.

Millions of people are affected by insomnia every year, which refers to the condition of inability or difficulty sleeping. Symptoms commonly include memory lapses, difficulty concentrating, irritability, and poor judgment. Unfortunately it is difficult to find information on natural remedies and home remedies to treat insomnia. Use this guide to learn a few simple ways to use home remedies to help with insomnia.

Things You'll Need

• Vitamin B
• Lettuce
• Milk
• Honey
• Bottle gourd juice
• Sesame oil

Instructions

1. Take a Vitamin B supplement during the day to help regulate the body's vitamin levels. Sufficient thiamine, or Vitamin B, levels are needed to help sleep properly.

2. Make a decoction or soup from lettuce and eat this for dinner. Lettuce contains sleep-inducing substances that will help treat insomnia naturally.

3. Drink a glass of milk at night and add honey if you like. This will help induce sleepiness.

4. Mix an even amount of bottle gourd juice with sesame oil, and massage the mixture into the scalp at night.

Tips & Warnings

• Don't watch TV or go on the computer if you have insomnia. Light from the TV and computer will confuse your body and activate hormones to make you stay awake!