Description
Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla,)Â is an excellent cleanser for those with drug withdrawal(s). This herb is known worldwide for its relaxation and digestive health benefits. It is used for expelling worms, parasites and eliminating childhood dis-eases, such as mumps, measles, and chickenpox. It prevents cold, flu, swelling, and inflammation. It soothes, headaches, migraines, toothaches, earaches and all pains. It is good for wounds, insomnia, nervous disorders, and digestive disorders.Â
(Medical Caution:Persons with allergies to other members of the Asteraceae family should exercise caution with chamomile. The infusion should not be used near the eyes. We recommend that you consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications. )
Chamomile is a commonly used useful herb. It is a calming plant, and has sedative properties. It is in As-ter/Daisy family.
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Identification: Chamomile has daisy-like flowers with a hollow, cone-shaped receptacle. Its yellow cone surrounded by 10 to 20 downward-curving white pet-als. You can distinguish the plant from similar flowers by the pattern in which the flowers grow, each flower on an independent stem.
 The most common way of identifying chamomile is by plucking a small amount of the blossom and crushing it in between your fingers.Chamomile has a faintly fruity scent. Chamomile grows wild and it is also easy to cultivate in the garden. It thrives in open, sunny locations with well-drained soil. It does not tolerate excessive heat or dry condi-tions.
Matricaria chamomilla is German chamomile. Eng-lish chamomile has similar medicinal uses. The two plants can be distinguished by their leaves. German chamomile leaves are very thin and hairy while those of the English Chamomile are larger and thicker. The leaves of the German chamomile are also bipinnate; each blade can be divided again into smaller leaf sections. German chamomile stems are some-what feathery while English Chamomile is hairless. De-pending on the growing con-ditions chamomile can grow to between 2 feet (0.6m) and 3 feet (0.9m) tall.




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