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Information About The Herb Roman Chamomile
Botanical Name: Matricaria chamomilla, Matricaria recutita
Plant Family: Compositae
Common name: German Chamomile, Chamomilla, Field Chamomile, Kamille, 'Mother of the Gut', Pin HeadsScented Mayweed, Single Chamomile, True Chamomile, Wild Chamomile
Origin: A southern European annual found wild beside roads and fields and is cultivated in gardens
History: The word Chamomile is derived from the Greek word 'chamai' meaning 'on the ground' and 'melon', meaning 'apple', because Chamomile has an apple-like smell. Matricaria comes from the Latin 'mater' meaning 'mother', as the herb is for female disorders.
The ancient Egyptians dedicated Chamomile to the Sun God because of its fever-reducing effect.
Tradition: In wiccan mythology Chamomile is:
- Added to a ritual bath to attract love
- Added to incense to produce a relaxed state for meditation
- Used in prosperity charms to attract money
- Used to induce sleep when burned alone
- Used to remove curses and bad spells
Contains:
- bitter extractive
- tannic acid
- volatile oil
Medicinal Parts Used: Flowers
Internally Chamomile is used for:
Brain and Nervous Conditions
- highly strung or hypersensitive people
- infantile convulsions
- insomnia
- many nervous conditions
- nerves
- nerve sedative
- neuralgia
- paralyzed limbs
- relaxes the nervous system
- soothes anxiety and stress
The tea is also beneficial:
- to calm the body
- for inducing sleep in insomniac conditions
Female Conditions
- cessation of menstrual flow
- cramps
- menstrual disorders
- painful menstruation
The tea is also beneficial:
- for menstrual cramps
Gastro-intestinal Conditions
- a tonic upon the gastro-intestinal canal
- diarrhea
- digestive system affected by nervous tension
- dyspepsia
- facilitates bowel movement without acting directly as a purgative
- flatulence
- gastritis
- griping pains
- relaxes an overactive stomach
- relieves indigestion
- soothes gastric irritation
- stimulates an under-active digestion
- stomach aches
- stomach disorders
Genitourinary Conditions
- dissolves kidney stones
- inability to pass urine
Inflammatory Conditions
- reduces inflammation
- rheumatic pains
- rheumatic problems
Male Conditions
- inflammation of the testes
Respiratory Tract Conditions
allergic
asthma
alleviates symptoms of a cold
sinus troubles
strong congestion
Other
- disorders of the spleen
- exhaustion after severe illness
- fever
- lumbago
- tiredness of limbs
- toothache
Chamomile tea is very useful for children's ailments and is used for babies and small children with:
- colds
- infantile convulsions
- stomach troubles
- teething problems
and for calming an overactive or over-excitable child
Externally Chamomile is used as a wash or lotion for:
- brightening the eyes
- conjunctivitis
- firming the tissues
- inflamed eyes
- inflammation of mucous tissue
- keeping the skin young-looking
- moist and itching skin eruptions
- rashes
- skin problems
- wounds
It is used as a vaporizer:
- for asthma in children
- for irritation and inflammation in the respiratory tract
- for sinusitis
- to relieve symptoms of a cold
As a bath for:
- aching joints
- hemorrhoids (Sitz Bath)
- ill bladder (compress of flowers)
- muscular aches
- neuralgia
- sweaty hands or feet (hand or foot bath)
- weariness
Chamomile Oil is used externally:
- for dental caries
- for massaging overstrained or cramped muscles
- for neuralgia
- for pain in the ear canal
- for pain of rheumatism
- for paralyzed limbs
- to firm the tissues
- to keep the skin young-looking
Other Uses:
- bath herbs
- face lotions
- grown in gardens to keep away harmful insects
- hair shampoos
- potpourri
- yellow hair dye for blondes
Action:
- anodyne [an agent that soothes or relieves pain]
- anti-inflammatory [an agent to ease inflammation]
- antiseptic [an agent for destroying or inhibiting pathogenic or putrefactive bacteria]
- antiphlogistic [an agent which reduces inflammation]
- antispasmodic [ an agent that relieves or checks spasms or cramps]
- calmative [an agent that has a mild sedative or tranquilizing effect]
- carminative [an agent for expelling gas from the intestines]
- diaphoretic [an agent that produces perspiration]
- emollient [an agent used externally to soften and soothe]
- nervine [an agent that has a calming or soothing effect on the nerves; any agent that acts on the nervous system to restore the nerves to their natural state]
- sedative [a soothing agent that reduces nervousness, distress or irritation]
- tonic [an agent that strengthens or invigorates organs or the entire organism]
Drug Interactions:
Do not use Roman Chamomile without first talking to your practitioner or healthcare provider if you taking any of the following medications:
- None known
Global Herbal Supplies has Chamomile available in the following forms
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C: Calendula || Californian Poppy || Caraway || Cascara || Catnip || Cats claw || Cayenne || Cedar || Celery seed || Chamomile german || Chamomile roman || Charparral || Chickweed || Cinnamon || Cloves || Coleus forskohlii || Coltsfoot || Comfrey || Commiphora mukul || Cornflower || Cornsilk || Corydalis ambigua || Crampbark || Crataeva nurvala ||
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F: False unicorn || Fennel || Fenugreek || Feverfew || Flax || Frankincense ||
G: Garlic || Gentian || Ginger || Ginkgo biloba || Ginseng american || Ginseng korean || Ginseng siberian || Ginseng tienchi || Goat's rue || Goldenrod || Goldenseal || Gotu kola || Gravel root || Green tea || Guaiacum resin || Gymnema ||
H: Hawthorn || Hemidesmus indicus || Hops || Horehound white || Horseradish || Horsetail || Hyssop ||
I-J-K-L: || Inula || Juniper || Kava kava || Lavender || Lemon balm || Licorice ||
M-N-O: Marshmallow || Meadowsweet || Mistletoe || Mugwort || Myrrh || Neem || Nettles || Oats || Olive tree ||
P-Q: Paeonia lactiflora || Passionflower || Pau_D Arco || Peppermint || Phyllanthus amarus || Picrorhiza kurroa || Plantain || Polygala tenuifolia || Polygonum multiflorum || Queens delight ||
R: Raspberry leaves || Red clover || Rehmannia glutinosa || Rheum palmatum || Ribwort || Rosehips || Rosemary || Rue ||
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T-U-V: Thyme || Thyme wild || Uva ursi || Valerian || Vervain || Violet || Vitex agnes castus ||
W: Walnut || Wild cherry || Wild yam || Willow bark || Willow herb || Witch hazel || Withania || Wormwood ||
Y-Z: Yarrow || Yellow dock || Zizyphus ||
