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Chamomile is an herb that has been used for 1000′s of years for many ailments including gas, diarrhea, stomach upset, sleeplessness, and anxiety. It will also be used topically for some skin lesions. The Chamomile plant has flowering tops and these are what are used for making tea and other herbal remedies that include Chamomile.
When Chamomile tops are stewed and then drained the liquid is a deep yellow color and might be lightly sweetened if preferred. It has a very distinctive taste to it and many ladies used to make sure they all the time had a couple of baby bottles tucked safely away in the refrigerator in case their baby got gas. It was used before the times of over-the-counter gas relief drops and although there isn’t a scientific validity to it, it all the time seemed to make the baby stop wailing and fall fast asleep.
It was also given to girls for menstrual cramps in the days before Midol and Pamprin. Chamomile also has some calming properties to it so it may be very useful to sip on during the day if you’re feeling anxious or if the muscles in your body are tense from anxiousness and stress it is said that Chamomile can assist to relieve that.
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Chamomile produces an oil that when isolated turns a very distinctive bluish color and this has very distinct anti-inflammatory properties to it so it has been known to work very effectively on skin infections, eczema, and infected skin. This could be Chamomile in its topical kind rather than the flowers or the tea from the flowers. Again, remember that Chamomile was around for a long time before many over-the-counter and prescription medications have been so readily available. For years all many people had to depend on was herbal remedies that have been likely passed down from generations and presumably continued to be passed down even after the newer medications did come to the forefront.
Usually when young children had bug bites, diaper rashes, or eczema, the mother would fill a stocking with Chamomile and oatmeal and let it soak in the tub with her children. It was very efficient in stopping the itch and improving the diaper rash. Chamomile was also utilized in mixture with other herbs for a lot of other purposes like if one felt nauseous, a mixture of Chamomile, shredded licorice root, fennel seeds, and peppermint would cure that pretty quickly. As Chamomile is a part of the Ragweed family you should not ingest it in case you have an allergy to Ragweed.
Some folks love to sip a hot cup of Chamomile tea with no ailments at all, just because they take pleasure in it. Pregnant and nursing moms are suggested to stay away from all herbs but Chamomile is the exception to this rule. It’s completely secure for anyone to drink at any time. It has even been known to help teething babies too. On a final note Chamomile has been recognized to be a superb hair conditioner and to sooth scalps. When mixed with a bit of lemon and sunshine it has also been known to present subtle natural highlights to hair.