Peaceful Warrior
An herbal blend derived from the Apache people to relieve pain and induce restful sleep.

Natural Pain Relief and Restful Sleep!

Ingredients:  chamomile, dill, valerian, wintergreen, catnip, watercress, thyme, rosemary, hops, skullcap

When to use:  For pain and relaxation.

How much to use:  as needed

Preparation:  Steep 1 teaspoon of herbs per cup of hot water (distilled is preferred, spring or filtered water) for 20 minutes.  Strain herbs and sip.  Allow at least 20 minutes between tea and meals. 

I receive more compliments about this blend than any other.  Let's face it, most of us don't like pain.  This tea is an excellent remedy for pain and will help relax you into sleep during difficult times.  An excellent pain remedy to have on hand for the times when you or your loved ones may need it.  

I immediately prepared a cup of Peaceful Warrior tea for a friend who called for help after mis-stepping on her way down a flight of stairs.  Within a few minutes after sipping the tea, her pain subsided enough to allow her to sleep. We learned later, after a trip to the doctor's office, that her ankle had been fractured.   Susan Gold

Notes from Lee Nelson White Deer about this blend:

• Chamomile is a pain reliever.  It has a tendency to bring light and airiness.  By its nature it is a very quick oxidizing herb. As soon as you make tea with chamomile you get an effervescent, carbonated tea.  It allows you to relax, gets rid of gas.  We get a fizz effect along with penetrant to drive the pain reliever in.
• Dill has a soothing and calming effect on the nerves, particularly the stomach. The stomach always reacts to pain, it tightens up. Dill calms the stomach.
• Valerian is a very powerful herb. It sedates and works somewhat like morphine does. It has several of the more powerful relaxants and nervines, and contains a certain amount of aspirin
• Wintergreen contains a fairly good amount of aspirin and also contains a penetrant. Oil of wintergreen will immediately soak into your hand a warm glowing feeling all the way down. Aspirin with wintergreen gets into the nerve system very quickly.
• Catnip is one of the strongest of painkillers.  Although it does not contain too much aspirin, it contains a chemical compound almost equivalent to morphine. It stops the flow of energy to the nerve lines.  It is used in small amounts in this blend.
• Catnip and Valerian work similarly. The two together make each work better. Some people will respond more to the mineral component of valerian, others not so well. Catnip is an alternative and more readily absorbed. By combining the two we can get the catnip to help absorb the valerian.
• Watercress is a food.  It supplies a high amount of oxygen.
• Thyme is a relaxant. It has a tendency to relax the pineal and pituitary glands, two main central lines sending energy out from the brain down. It stops you from thinking about your pain.
• Rosemary is a muscle relaxant.
• Hops is a muscle relaxant.
• Skullcap is used to relax the cap of the skull, on the top part of the head, the nerves that feed the hair and scalp. Also relaxes the hair.