Many common herbs are also powerful stimulants. Many commonly have herbs are also powerful stimulants.
Here is a list of herbs that may be keeping you awake.
• Ginger: Used to treat indigestion, nausea and motion sickness
• Ginkgo Biloba: This herb is used for circulatory disorders, memory enhancement, and muscular degeneration.
• Ginseng: Used for bodily functions, strengthening the immune system, tension headaches and can also raise blood pressure and cause frequent urination.
• Kola nuts: Caffeine is the primary ingredient of kola nuts and its major used to fight drowsiness, fatigue and to boost energy and mental alertness; sometimes confused with gotu kola, a non-stimulant herb.
• Yerba mate: This herb is used to stimulate weight loss, energy and mental alertness, and to strengthen the immune system, accelerate healing and to increase longevity.
Try stopping taking them, and see if they make a difference, and remember that your body needs some time to metabolize medications, even the the natural herbal supplements, so definitely wait a few days to allow the stimulants to work their way out of your system.
If after you see something else causing your sleep problem and it may be time to seek professional help.
