Thread: Tumeric- dream tea herb

After reading a small amount about Tumeric online, I've decided to buy some at my local grocery store tomorrow along with some gingko biloba. I'll be sure to write up a detailed report the following morning after I take it before bed.

Originally Posted by Third

After reading a small amount about Tumeric online, I've decided to buy some at my local grocery store tomorrow along with some gingko biloba. I'll be sure to write up a detailed report the following morning after I take it before bed.
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Aha. I have an idea to make a Dream tea herb&Spice Infusion. I still have Silene Capensis(African DreamRoot), Turmeric, Mugwort, Wormwood and Ginkgo Biloba capsules.
When I do I'll do my best to write down the Doses of the different herbs as acurately as I can. I'll post the results here. Maybe I should drink the tea tonight? Some 2 hours before going off to never never land?

Originally Posted by AdamA

So you just put half a tea spoon in boiling water and drink it down? Sounds like its going to taste nasty lol - However i bought some, will try it tonight )

Can i mix it with anything else so i doesnt taste so bad?
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Well, if you put a teaspoon or so of sugar, and maybe a dot of milk, it does taste better.

The last few nights i have drank this before i went to bed and I had at least one really vivid (and kinda weird) dream. For me, it works

Originally Posted by AdamA

Aha. I have an idea to make a Dream tea herb&Spice Infusion. I still have Silene Capensis(African DreamRoot), Turmeric, Mugwort, Wormwood and Ginkgo Biloba capsules.
When I do I'll do my best to write down the Doses of the different herbs as acurately as I can. I'll post the results here. Maybe I should drink the tea tonight? Some 2 hours before going off to never never land?
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You probably should drink it right before you go to bed.

Yesterday I made a DreamTea with Chai Tea for extra strong flavouring. I was hoping to cover up the strangeness of the herbs' tastes.

The DreamEnhancing Ingredients:
I put roughly 5 heaped Teaspoons of Mugwort(Artemisia Vulgaris) and 1 not-heaped Teaspoon of ground Silene Capensis (African Dream Root) in a Teaherb Soaking device. I added half a Teaspoon of Turmeric to the cup directly into the Tea.

The tea itself contains: Rooibos Tea, Chickory, Cinnamon, Star Anice, Cardemon, Gingerroot, Vanilla, Nutmeg, Black pepper and Clove: all strongly flavoured. I added 2 humble teaspoons of sugar to sweeten it.
Yesterdaynight I drank that Tea before bedtime. Fell asleep around 4 o' clock. Now I'm about to go to bed and this will be my second night of dreaming after drinking the dreamtea. I hope to see the African DreamRoot take full effects after the 3d night and the 4 nights after that and hopefully the added mugwort and Turmeric may boost it's effect by synergising and optimising eachother's effects.

Looking for the Perfect Dream Synergy of effects.

I bought some tumeric today, going to try it straight for a few nights mixed into hot water. Maybe later I'll try it with a tea.

So last night I had roughly a 1/3 teaspoon of turmeric with the same amount of sugar and 2 cups of hot water. My recall has been improving recently, I think the turmeric was a bit of a boost. My dreams seemed longer than normal, they went past the point where I would normally expect them to end. I'll be trying this again for the next two nights, then going off it for the following 3.

I put the turmeric in gelatin capsule and took 1/2 tsp of it last night. Had a fairly long dream and no lucidity. Can't be sure if the dream was because it was the first night I had gone to bed after drinking some alcohol. Will retest tonight and let you know the resutls.

Results: When I woke, I could remember any dreams. Shortly after my first cup of coffee, many dream images came back to me in a flash. This stuff seems promising.

I've been on an off turmeric for about a week now. It does seem to have an effect. No lucids, but recall is better and dreams are generally more vivid. Roughly 1/5 teaspoon in a mug of water. I also tried running about a teaspoon through a coffee filter. That helped alot as the turmeric was properly mixed into the water and there was no settling in my cup.

screw buying the powder just eat mustard outta the jar..lol Yum yum.........

The powder is stupid cheap. I got 1/2 lbs for about $1.50. And I'm using to cook with too, it adds some different flavor to sauce and potatoes.

I have an idea to make a Dream tea herb&Spice Infusion. I still have Silene Capensis(African DreamRoot), Turmeric, Mugwort, Wormwood and Ginkgo Biloba capsules.[/b]

If memory serves me correctly (which is sketchy because I was in no state to be remembering things at the time) the taste of wormwood (key ingredient in absinthe) can't be sweetened or covered up. Man, we tried everything... *gags*

I've been using Tumeric for almost 2 weeks now and while my dreams have been a little more vivid lately, I can't really give credit to the Tumeric because I'm too eratic and my dreams seem to depend more on how focused and active I am during the day.

It did taste extremely bitter at first and I have been sweetening it with honey. For some reason though I'm beginning to like it and will stick with for at least a few more weeks.

Originally Posted by TalkingHead

I've been using Tumeric for almost 2 weeks now and while my dreams have been a little more vivid lately, I can't really give credit to the Tumeric because I'm too eratic and my dreams seem to depend more on how focused and active I am during the day.

It did taste extremely bitter at first and I have been sweetening it with honey. For some reason though I'm beginning to like it and will stick with for at least a few more weeks.[/b]

Wow, I haven't visited this thread in a while. Great to see success. I can't believe yall don't like the taste!! I love the bitter bitter beauty. It brings backs good memories of my trip to mexico and my first lucid experiences. Another technique that could cause you to choke is to swallow the powder from a spoon bite with water, real quick or in a capsule. You all have inspired me to try this tea again. I find it to be one of the finest mind stimulators. The inhabitants of the longest living population on earth in Japan, okinawa, drink this stuff lots and lots. No wonder they are so healthy, It has tons of antioxidants. You should check out it's molecular structure... beautiful. Great stuff for you, so even without lucids it is beneficial. It's main ingredient is curcummin which prevents all kinds of diseases. My theory on it's antioxidant capabilities is based on it's symetrical two ring structure.

http://potency.berkeley.edu/chempages/TURM...0CURCUMIN).html

scroll down to look at the structure

semi-vivid dreams last night but I misset my nightime alarm. Tongiht.. alarm, tumeric, chocolate, ginko. (not to mention a day full of reality checks)

Isn't it Turmeric? Not Tumeric???

yeah, you are right. :O

Turmeric it is.

All these people with success using Tumeric.

Makes you wonder...How much of it is just your brain expecting to be effected by this "tumeric", thus being effective (a psychological placebo) , and how much of it is actually the herb working?

Either way I guess it doesn't matter if it works right?

All these people with success using Tumeric.

Makes you wonder...How much of it is just your brain expecting to be effected by this "tumeric", thus being effective (a psychological placebo) , and how much of it is actually the herb working?

Either way I guess it doesn't matter if it works right?

placebo effect imo

I've had large quantities of tumerick before and it had no noticible effect on my dreams, i didn't even know people were claiming it had any effect on dreams at that time. If i have it now and i have a vivid dream i will know for sure. But yeah blink you have a point, lucidity is a mental effect, not a physical effect so a placebo is just as effective as something that is proven to work.

I'm just glad of one thing, as far as placebos go, this one is very benine(sp). Tumerick is quite tasty and a good coloring agent in many foods and may even have beneficial properties (although they are greatly exaggerated in many reports). My mom is into this "alternative medicine" stuff, she takes some herbal ginko baloba stuff in place of aspirin and claims that any over the counter or perscription medicine causes cancer, i guess that's where i get my skepticism from. I've seen placebos harm people in many ways, both monetarily (http://www.acnelamp.com/order.php?lang=eng notice the prices for a cluster of 70 $0.10 LEDs), and physically (http://www.jenesco.com/index.html ozone generators produce poisonous ozone, the same gas that is produced when you put aluminum foil in the microwave http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone#Ozone_therapy).

Its interesting what people can be convinced to do. This thread has basically convinced people that drinking curry powder is going to make their dreams better.

Didn't you all know that if you add habenero juice it will give you even stronger dream control?

In India they make a tea with it mixed with milk and they call it golden milk. Also they rub it on their bodies to keep the crocodiles away when they are in the water. I've thought about making a shark repellent that stains you yellow!
I make a tea with turmeric, ginger, and calamus root, with honey and milk. It doesn't taste great but I like it. It is like an earthy chai. Turmeric is basically a kind of ginger. I grew it on a farm in hawaii. It is great in tomato soup! It really is!!!!

According to Chinese Medicine turmeric is used to clear stagnation in the liver. Since the liver is the visionary organ highly connected to dreams the stimulation of it by turmeric would make sense that it would aid in the vividness of dreams and possibly in lucidity. Since most individuals in modern society have stagnant livers turmeric is a fairly safe bet as well. Merely incorporating it into the diet should help it can be put on food in soup stock used with other spices etc. Play with it, have fun.
Bitter it self is going to have a clearing effect on the liver. Notice most herbal dream formulas are very bitter in nature. There is good reason for this.

Originally Posted by Leo Volont

The benefits of Tumeric may simply be in the color. Certain people may enjoy more yellow in their aura and so they respond favorably to tumeric.

Anyway, the teas may be unnecessary as long as you can have a turkey sandwiche with MUSTARD before going to bed.

So if I drink Coke I will get a dark Aura?

This stuff works.
I took half a teaspoon with sugar and actual tea before bed,
and it felt like I dreamed all night and I remembered most of it.
I don't know how it was so good in helping memory recall of the dreams.
They seemed much clearer and therefore must be easier to remember I suppose.

Fantastic, easy to access, cheap dream enhancer.

I got some turmeric and I plan to try it.
I found out that it's better if you take some black pepper with it