The 8 best herbal teas to reduce stress and promote sleep

Ingredients: Organic Passionflower.

Buddha Teas uses pure ingredients, unbleached tea bags, 100% recycled and recycled cartons, no artificial flavors, colors, preservatives or GMOs. Her organic passionflower tea is also caffeine-free.

Passionflower is still powerful a natural sleep aid. Recent studies suggest that it has potential for treating sleep disorders which are often associated with anxiety, such as insomnia. However, consult a doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeedingas passionflower may not be suitable for you.

Each box of Buddha Teas comes with 18 tea bags.

• For best digestion: Boil water, pour over the tea bag and let it steep for 3 to 5 minutes.

Ingredients: Ginger root, natural lemon and ginger flavors, blackberry leaves, linden, lemon peel and lemon grass.

Twinings, a tea company based in London, has been providing tea products for over an impressive 300 years. His quality teas are often moderately priced. Twinings Lemon Ginger Tea is described as delicious, warming and mildly spicy (due to the ginger).

Ginger root has many health benefits for the body. Ginger Reduces Anxiety – In one study, ginger extract appeared to treat anxiety as effectively as diazepam. It also serves as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory and even can lowering blood sugar in those with diabetes.

One large box comes with 100 tea bags.

• For best digestion: Boil water, pour over the tea bag and let it steep for 4 minutes.

Ingredients: Organic Passion Flower Extract, Organic Valerian Root Extract, Organic Licorice Root, Organic Chamomile Flower, Organic Mint Leaf, Organic Skullcap Leaf, Organic Cardamom Pods, Organic Cinnamon Bark, Organic Rosehip, Organic Lavender Flower, organic stevia leaf and organic orange flavor.

The Yogi brand will be the most expensive on this list. All of Yogi's teas are wellness-based—meaning its teas are made with your health in mind, using only organic ingredients—and offer products for the cold season, immune support, detoxification and sleep. Each tea is USDA certified organic, non-GMO, vegan, kosher, gluten-free, and free of artificial flavors and sweeteners. His bedtime tea is also caffeine-free.

Best enjoyed an hour before bed, Yogi Sleep Tea relies on natural sleep aids passionflower, valerian root, chamomile, mint and cinnamon — cinnamon extract has been shown to increase melatonin levels.

This four pack comes with 16 tea bags each for a total of 64 tea bags.

• For best digestion: Boil water, pour over the tea bag and let it steep for 7 minutes. Use two tea bags for a stronger cup.

Ingredients: Lemongrass cuts and sifts.

This bulk of loose leaf lemon balm is natural, organic and caffeine free. The sheets come from the Republic of Serbia and are packed in the USA. Note that you will need a strainer to brew this tea as it does not come in individual tea bags.

Lemon balm is very similar to mint leaves, but with the smell and taste of lemon. In addition to stress and anxiety, it is often used for relief depression and sleep conditions. Lemon balm helps with depression and mood increasing the level of GABA-Tthe neurotransmitter that calms the body.

Plus, this is the best bang for your buck: one package is one pound of lemongrass leaves. One package can yield about 100 plus cups of tea, depending on how many teaspoons of herbs you add to one cup of water.

For best digestion: Add 1 to 2 tablespoons of dried herb to a strainer. Bring the water to a boil and add the strainer to the cup. Let steep for 3 to 5 minutes.

Ingredients: Chamomile flowers.

Bigelow, like Twining and Tazo, is a major brand name and has been producing tea for over 75 years. Bigelow offers teas that are gluten-free, non-GMO, kosher and packaged in the USA. The comforting chamomile tea is also naturally caffeine-free.

Not only is this tea famous for its soothing propertiesbut chamomile also supports a healthy digestive system. That's one anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and research suggests that it can help diarrhea systemsnausea and stomach ulcer.

This tea comes in a pack of six, and each box contains 20 tea bags.

For best digestion: Boil a cup of water, pour over the tea bag and let it steep for 4 minutes.

Ingredients: Organic Chamomile Flower, Organic Peppermint Leaf, Organic Licorice Root, Organic Lavender Flower, Organic Ashwagandha Root and Organic Hemp Seed Oil Granules.

Pukka is a popular sustainable tea brand that specializes in organic blends. The box is made with plant-based inks and sustainably sourced recyclable cardboard. Its tea bags and strings are also recycled. Each compostable tea bag is made with USDA certified organic and ethical ingredients. They are also non-GMO, vegan and kosher.

Pukka's Peace Tea is a blend of organic chamomile, lavender, peppermint, licorice root, hemp seed oil and ashwagandha. Chamomile, mint, lavender and ashwagandhain particular, they are used to promote sleep and relaxation. However, this brand is the most expensive on the list. This set of three comes with 20 tea bags in each box for a total of 50 tea bags.

For best digestion: Boil water, pour over the tea bag and let it steep for 5 to 15 minutes.

Ingredients: Organic Rosehip, Organic Hibiscus Flower, Organic Chamomile Flower, Organic Lavender Flower, Organic Licorice Root, Organic Ginger Root, Organic Echinacea Leaf & Root, Organic Black Currant Fruit, Organic Elderberry, Organic Blueberry Flavor, Organic valerian root and organic blackcurrant flavor.

Similar to Yogi's Bedtime Tea, Puka also offers a tea blend to be brewed at night. Night Berry Tea combines elderberry, blackcurrant, echinacea, chamomile, lavender and valerian root. Bozel, black currant and echinacea supporting your immune system, especially in the cold season, and chamomile, lavender and valerian root helps with sleepiness before bed. This tea has a stronger flavor than Yogi Bedtime and is for those who particularly enjoy berry flavors.

However, this brand is the most expensive on the list. This set of three comes with 20 tea bags in each box for a total of 50 tea bags.

For best digestion: Boil water, pour over the tea bag and let it steep for 5 to 15 minutes.