Not every difficult night is the same. The right evening ritual depends on what happens when you go to bed, during the night, or when you wake up.
Choose the situation that sounds most like your nights. We suggest a formula, a plant and an evening habit that work well together. The whole range is listed further down.
Trouble falling asleep can have different causes. Choose what best describes your bedtime.
You still feel wide awake even though it's late, often after a stimulating evening.
An all-round evening formula that supports three key parts of the night: falling asleep, sleep quality and how you feel on waking. Melatonin-free.
A tea to brew after dinner: the signal that the day is over.
Wind down: 30-60 minutes before bed, dim the lights, put screens away and choose a quiet activity.
Eat an early, light dinner: avoid eating in the 4 hours before bed, fatty dishes and raw vegetables in particular.
You're tired, but thoughts, tasks and worries keep running through your mind.
A classic formula traditionally associated with nourishing the Heart and Blood, for evenings when the mind refuses to settle.
Soak your feet in a warm herbal decoction for 10-15 minutes to help your body unwind.
Wheat, jujube and liquorice in a gentle evening infusion, to drink within the hour before bed.
Put your thoughts on paper: 30 minutes before bed, write down your worries and tomorrow's tasks, then close the notebook.
Eat an early, light dinner: avoid eating in the 4 hours before bed, fatty dishes and raw vegetables in particular.
After a demanding day, you can feel exhausted yet still tense and alert. The goal is to help your body shift into rest mode.
Traditionally used for those evenings when exhaustion still doesn't lead to sleep.
A warm 10-15 minute foot bath in the evening, followed by a quiet moment of rest.
Wheat, jujube and liquorice, to prepare within the hour before bed. Liquorice calls for professional advice in case of high blood pressure.
Create a transition: keep a regular wake-up time, reduce stimulation in the evening, and try 5 minutes of slow breathing or gentle stretching.
What matters is not only how often you wake, but how long you stay awake and how you feel the next day.
Built around sour jujube seed, traditionally associated with more continuous sleep through the night.
The classic Heart and Blood formula, for when night-time waking comes with restlessness and you wake unrefreshed.
An all-round evening formula that supports three key parts of the night: falling asleep, sleep quality and how you feel on waking. Melatonin-free.
Don't force sleep: avoid looking at the clock. If you stay awake, get up, keep the light low, then go back to bed when drowsiness returns.
You open your eyes feeling the night was not enough. The first step is to understand what is getting in the way of restful sleep.
Traditionally prepared as a bedtime decoction, associated with calm and more settled sleep through the night.
Re-establish a steady rhythm: keep a regular wake-up time, get natural light as soon as you get up, and check that you are sleeping long enough.
A natural approach to better sleep across the whole night: falling asleep, sleeping more deeply and waking feeling restored.
What it does best: a traditional Chinese herbal formula for the evening. Rather than forcing sleep, it works on the patterns that can get in its way: restlessness of the Shen, tension built up during the day and, in TCM terms, an unsettled Liver.
Melatonin-free: a plant-based formula, with no synthetic hormone and no grogginess on waking.
See the product page →When the day is still on your mind at bedtime, it is often the day that needs attention, not the night.
The formula for periods of overwork, to be taken during the day.
A classic formula traditionally used to support the smooth flow of Qi, when tension starts to build.
Formulas, extracts and plants to infuse from the sleep range, to combine according to your own habits.
An organic Reishi extract, traditionally associated with calm and balance.
An organic Poria extract, traditionally associated with fluid balance and calm.
The green germ at the heart of the lotus seed, to infuse in the evening.
Rose buds, to pair with lotus in the same infusion.
Purple rosebuds, with a more pronounced floral aroma than classic buds.
Polygala root, a classic of the Chinese pharmacopoeia.
