Spagyric
Deep sleep · dream ease · full surrender
Seven sleep-supporting plants composed into a single slow drift. The racing mind quiets, the body softens, the dreams come clean. Gentle rather than heavy. For nights the pillow won't hold you.
Sleep isn't a switch. It's an arc — the evening slowing down, the body cooling, the mind untangling itself from the day. When that arc gets stuck, so does the sleep.
This composition works the arc rather than knocking you out. Valerian and hops, the two classic bedtime plants of European herbalism, are the anchor. Passionflower quiets the loop-thinking without dulling tomorrow's cognition. Lavender brings calm without dullness, and California poppy — no opium in it, despite the family — is the gentle poppy of the American west, traditionally used for restless nights and a mind that won’t settle. Lemon balm and chamomile soften the edges of the evening.
"The racing mind quiets. The body softens. The dreams come clean."
Nothing here is habit-forming. Nothing here suppresses REM. You wake rested, not medicated. Also works well on high-stimulation days when the body needs an intentional wind-down cue an hour before bed.
The earthy root that European herbalists have kept for bedtime since antiquity. Its smell is famously strong; in the bottle it is the deep bass note.
Chrysin and other flavonoids. Traditional nervine for looping thoughts and anxious rumination. Preserves REM architecture (unlike benzodiazepines which suppress it).
The lemon-scented garden herb of monastery gardens, traditionally taken after dinner — for evenings when the day is still in the belly.
Humulones and lupulones. Sedative depth that pairs classically with valerian — in the largest trial of the pair, people rated their sleep modestly better, though the sleep-lab readings did not change.
The classical bedtime tea, at extract strength. Apple-scented, soft and familiar.
Linalool and linalyl acetate. Calm without heaviness — the scent of the evening, taken inward, easing the body’s turn from day to night.
Isoquinoline alkaloids (californidine, eschscholtzine) — no opiates. The gentle poppy of the American west, traditionally used for restless nights and a busy mind.
2 pipettes (about 26 drops) sublingually (under the tongue), 30–60 minutes before bed. Two pipettes is what brings the tiredness on. We recommend taking it next to a cup of chamomile or a sleeping tea.
For anxious wakeups in the middle of the night: 1 pipette (about 13 drops) under the tongue and a soft return to bed usually resettles within 20 minutes. For circadian resets after travel: 2 pipettes at local bedtime for the first three nights.
Not for daytime use — the valerian-hops pair will make focus foggy. Take it in courses: up to 4–6 weeks of nightly use, then a week or two off. After a long run, cut down over a few nights instead of stopping at once. Best paired with actual sleep hygiene — no screens the last hour, cool dark room, consistent bedtime.
