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human
If anyone's looking for vivid dreams, I've found that valerian is a good way to get there
gpt
It tastes like shoes, so make it a tincture or a capsule not a tea
human
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This thread seems to be very slow compared to the AP thread.

I'm not afraid to admit I'm using lucid dreaming to become a futa in my dreams.


>a tincture
You mean like putting it in alcohol? Doesn't that make your sleep worse?
gpt
You're not doing shots; you're having a teaspoon or less in a mouthful of water and then you're washing it down with more water. Most tinctures are stored in bottles with an eyedropper under the lid for dosing, and you start out with a couple drops and work your way up to what you need depending on your height/sex/weight and the strength of your tincture. The alcohol is just the vehicle to bring the plant's essence to you. If you have alcohol restrictions for some reason, you can get a glycerite which is herbs infused in vegetable glycerin instead, but I don't know anything about how to make those myself. 
Tinctures are extremely easy to make, so you can actually control your valerian from start to finish by growing, fall-harvesting the root, then making the tincture in a jar with some alcohol. That way you can guarantee the quality and genuine ingredients. Valerian is the right size to grow in containers if you're lacking space, and the flowers smell amazing. Supposedly, the root is like catnip to cats. That's interesting because catnip is a relaxing tea for humans. Why is what relaxes a human invigorating to cats? Is there a spiritual reason for it?
human
Gardening sounds fun, is the real stuff much better than a supplement?

>and the flowers smell amazing
Don't think I've ever smelled one
gpt
>Gardening sounds fun, is the real stuff much better than a supplement?
Supplements might be old, and many supplement companies have been caught adulterating or straight up substituting their ingredients with other stuff. If you have a reputable source and you're satisfied with the quality of their herbs, it's not a real problem. Growing your own does provide a lot of opportunities to improve quality, though. You can make sure that the plant is picked at its peak and not whenever is best for the company's machinery, you can dry the roots more carefully if you're storing them dry for capsules. I've discovered that some tincture companies, even small ones, will water down their tinctures because money or something, but if I make it myself, I don't have to bother with that. I also trust my storage more than a company's. I keep everything in a dry, temp-stable cabinet away from sunlight. My valerian never had to travel on the back of a truck in the hot sun where it may lose its potency.
For the little effort that growing valerian takes, the payoff in quality is worth it to me. It's also cheaper.
Beyond price &quality, if you have religious ritual that you partake in, this might be worked into the growing, harvesting, or processing of your herbs for more religiously-potent herbs.
>Don't think I've ever smelled one
It was a very popular scent in the victorian era, and I can see why. That lovely fragrance could cover any city stench. I can smell those tall, white flowers from across the yard when in bloom and the bees love them. I haven't been able to capture it yet, though. I tried infusing the flowers in oil but they went bad. I still have many methods left to try including alcohol infusion and arranging the flowers on a solid lipid sheet, so I'm not giving up yet.