# Celestial Seasonings Tension Tamer Tea

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celestial-seasonings-tension-tamer-tea/520723>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 10, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celestial-seasonings-tension-tamer-tea/520723 "2009-12-10T14:26:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celestial-seasonings-tension-tamer-tea/520723/1 "2009-12-10T14:26:53Z")

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I bought a box of this tea which contains a few traditional ‘calming’ herbal ingredients. Eleuthero (Siberian ginseng), chamomile, tilia flowers, West Indian lemongrass, and licoriice, ginger, and cinnamon. It’s mildly soothing to drink, and I didn’t expect it to actually tame any tension. I left a bag steeping in a half cup of water, fell asleep, and this morning I drank the tincture in the cup. Not only did I fall back into a deep sleep but I had the most vivid dream! I’m wondering if it was just a coincidence or there was really something in it strong enoughg, that would have that effect. Have you ever drunk Tension Tamer Tea and did it actually make you relaxed/sleepy/not-tense? Just curious!

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celestial-seasonings-tension-tamer-tea/520723/2 "2009-12-10T14:34:21Z")

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Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society.

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**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celestial-seasonings-tension-tamer-tea/520723/3 "2009-12-10T16:22:51Z")

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I drink it pretty often, and it puts me to sleep like nothing else. It’s kind of intense.

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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celestial-seasonings-tension-tamer-tea/520723/4 "2009-12-10T17:17:48Z")

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I drink it from time to time. I wouldn’t say it puts me to sleep, but it definitely helps me get to a place where getting to sleep is easier. And I don’t know if it’s the placebo effect or if it’s for real, but whenever I’ve taken it because I’m stressed, I do find that it helps me settle a bit.

It tastes like shit, though.

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**Author:** ![Miss\_Violaceous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celestial-seasonings-tension-tamer-tea/520723/5 "2009-12-12T13:06:30Z")

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I add honey to help the taste, and it’s very helpful when I’m really stressed.

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**Author:** ![Clare\_de\_Loone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/clare_de_loone/32/3407_2.png) [@Clare\_de\_Loone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clare_de_Loone)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celestial-seasonings-tension-tamer-tea/520723/6 "2009-12-12T16:31:16Z")

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I picked some up when I visited the Celestial Seasonings factory a couple years ago and yes, I found that drinking it is better than a shot of whiskey!