Dr Kottas Nerve Sleep Tea, 20 ST

Dr Kottas Nervous Sleep Tea is a medicinal tea with the active ingredients valerian root and lemon balm leaves. Valerian root is relaxing and sleep-promoting, lemon balm leaves have a calming effect.

Dr Kottas Nervous Sleep Tea is a traditional herbal medicinal product for use in mild nervous restlessness, mild stress symptoms and difficulty falling asleep.

The use of this traditional herbal medicinal product in the above-mentioned areas of application is based exclusively on many years of use.

Valerian (Radix Valerianae)

• This strong, perennial plant grows to a height of over 1 metre and is native to the whole of Europe and temperate regions of Asia. It blooms from June to August with light pink to white flowers that have a pleasant odour. The medicinally used rhizome (the biennial plants are richest in active ingredients) develop a strong, characteristic odour when dried.
• Effect: Calming for nervous agitation and restlessness, difficulty falling asleep, nervous, cramp-like pain in the stomach and intestines.

Lemon balm (Folium Melissae)

• This perennial, usually highly branched plant grows to a height of around 30 to 70 cm. Its egg-shaped leaves have a lemon-like odour and taste. The typical odour is due to the essential oil (with the main components citral and citronella).
• Effect: Lemon balm has a calming effect and helps with nervous sleep disorders and gastrointestinal complaints. Its antispasmodic effect alleviates stomach and bile problems.

Peppermint (Folium Menthae piperita)

• Peppermint is a spontaneous cross between two types of mint (M. spicata and M. aquatica). It is sterile, i.e. it cannot reproduce naturally. It was first discovered in England in 1696 in a field of spearmint and has been cultivated in the form of seedlings ever since. It grows up to 90 cm high and contains essential oil. The leaves have a characteristic odour when crushed.
• Effect: The main active ingredient in peppermint is essential oil, especially menthol. Peppermint leaves are used to treat colds and headaches and relieve cramp-like complaints in the biliary tract and gastrointestinal tract.

Orange blossom (Flos Aurantii)

• Like the lemon tree, the bitter orange or bitter orange tree is a tree up to 5 metres tall with evergreen leaves. The medium-sized, white to cream-coloured flowers are highly fragrant with a sweet, heavy scent and are found in single or few-flowered, leaf-axial clusters. The roundish fruit has a diameter of 7-8 cm, is flattened at both ends and has a thick, rough, orange-coloured skin. The flesh has an acidic, bitter flavour.
• Effect: Due to their calming and sleep-promoting effect, orange blossoms are ideal for treating states of agitation and sleep disorders. They also have a nerve-strengthening and stomach-soothing effect. They can be used for loss of appetite and digestive problems, as well as for gout and sore throats.

Liquorice (Radix Liquiritiae)

• Liquorice is a woody, perennial shrub that grows up to 2 metres high. It has an extensive root system with a taproot. The bluish to light purple butterfly flowers are arranged in spike-like, upright inflorescences. The dried secondary roots collected in late autumn to spring are used medicinally.
• Effect: The glycyrrhizin contained in liquorice root has a cough-reducing, anti-inflammatory and expectorant effect. It also inhibits the growth of bacteria, fungi and viruses, which means that liquorice root can also be used to treat coughs and inflammation in the mouth and throat.

Dosage form

tea bag

How to use

Adults and adolescents aged 12 and over:

• For mild nervous restlessness and mild stress symptoms: 1 cup of tea 3 times a day
• For sleep disorders: 1-2 cups of tea ½hour before going to bed

Children from 2-12 years:

• For mild nervous restlessness and mild stress symptoms: 1 cup of tea 2 times a day
• For sleep disorders: ½ hour before going to bed 1 cup of tea

• Pour boiling water over 1 filter bag per cup (125 ml), cover and leave to infuse for 10 minutes. Then squeeze out the filter bag well and drink the tea lukewarm in sips. The tea can be sweetened to taste.
• If the symptoms worsen or if there is no improvement after 14 days, a doctor should be consulted.
• Use in children under 2 years of age is not recommended as there is insufficient data available.
• If you have taken a larger amount of Dr Kottas Nerve Sleep Tea than you should have
• No cases of overdose with Dr Kottas Nerve Sleep Tea have been reported to date.
• Valerian root caused the following symptoms at a dosage of approx. 20 g (equivalent to about 31 filter bags): Tiredness, abdominal cramps, tightness in the chest, drowsiness, trembling of the hands and dilated pupils. These subsided within 24 hours. No special measures are known; treatment is symptomatic.
• If symptoms of an overdose occur, you should consult a doctor.
• If you have any further questions about the use of the medicine, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
• Gastrointestinal complaints such as nausea and abdominal cramps have been observed.

Notes:

• The simultaneous intake of other, including synthetic, sleeping pills or tranquillisers may have a mutually reinforcing effect. This combination requires medical diagnosis and supervision.
• The effect of this medicine may be increased by the simultaneous consumption of large quantities of alcohol .
• Roadworthiness and the operation of machinery: ! Warning: This medicinal product may impair the ability to react and the ability to drive. This is particularly true in combination with alcohol.

Ingredients

1 filter bag contains: 0.64 g valerian root (Valerianae radix), 0.4 g lemon balm leaves (Melissae folium)

The other ingredients are: peppermint leaves (Menthae piperitae folium), orange blossom (Aurantii flos), liquorice root (Liquiritiae radix)