USES:
Skin care: acne, allergies, boils, burns, cuts,
chilblains, dermatitis, earache, eczema, hair
care, inflammations, insect bites, rashes,
sensitive skin, teething pain, toothache, wounds
Circulation,
Muscles and Joints: arthritis,
inflamed joints, muscular pain, neuralgia,
rheumatism, sprains.
Digestive System: dyspepsia, colic, indigestion,
nausea
Genito-urinary system: dysmenorrhea,
menopausal problems, menorrhagia
Nervous system: headache, insomnia, nervous
tension, migraine and stress-related complaints
Other Uses: Used in pharmaceutical antiseptic
ointments and in carminative, antispasmodic
and tonic preparations. Used extensively in
cosmetics, soaps, detergents, high-class
perfumes and hair and bath products. Used as a
flavor ingredient in most major food categories,
including alcoholic and soft drinks
I usually ingest chamomile on a daily basis with a hand mixed tea geared towards relieving stress. It is a great way to unwind after a long and stressful day. Especially because I am prone to anxiety and stress. If anyone is interested I can post the tea blend recipe :)
I also use chamomile to treat a number of things like diaper rash and pink eye. For example, today the youngest in our brood woke up with pink eye. YUCK!!! So, I brewed up a strong tea of plain old dried chamomile flowers. This brew would also work for diaper rashes, too.
Strong Tea:
Start with died flowers and some water. I don't have any set amounts. I just eyeball it. But, I would say maybe a 1/4 of flowers for every two cups of water.
Bring the water to a boil.
Drop in the flowers and let steep for about 15 minutes.
Strain
Put the tea in a jar. To use just soak a clean cotton ball either clean the area or use as a compress.
Another great way to use chamomile in your home, is to help with teething pain. Throw some dried flowers into a burlap or cotton muslin bag and let the little one chew, chew, chew!
4 comments:
I didn't know for the teething pain! thanks a lot for the tip, I'll try it right away.
I LOVE chamomile as well, great thing is it's allowed when pregnant, too :D
I love chamomile too. When the kiddo was little I made a teething tea (I think I still have the recipe around here somewhere) that had chamomile in it. I also used chamomile, calendula with a little bit of shea butter for a diaper cream when his butt broke out. Worked great as a general hand cream too lol.
I had not heard about some of the uses...thanks for sharing. I'm going to pass on the teething pain info to my friends. :)
great idea! i love cammomile, its so soothing
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