Chamomile Monograph
Botanical Name: Matricaria chamomilla
Family: Asteracear
Parts Used: Flower heads
Native Region: Southern and Eastern Europe, Asia, North Africa
Geographic Distribution: Asia, Australia, Europe, India, New Zeland, North and South America
Botanical Description: Herbaceous annual. Leaves are delicate, feathery, mildly aromatic with fine filiform segments. Smooth branching stems grow to 12 – 24” tall. It has a composite flower measuring 0.4 - 0.8” consisting of a white petal around a yellow disk.
Harvesting Guidelines: Harvest through spring and summer when the flowering progresses halfway up the flower head.
Constituents: Coumarins, flavonoids, glycosides, tannins, volatile oils, cadinene, sesquiterpenes amino acids fatty acids
Uses: Can be used internally or externally
As a tea or tincture:
Aid in digestion when taken after meals (4)
Relieve morning sickness
Promote general relaxation and relieve stress
Anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic actions relax the smooth muscles lining the stomach and intestine
May increase Hippurate levels in the body (a natural immune booster) which strengthens the immune system (5)
Provides a high amount of antioxidants
May lower blood sugar in people with diabetes
Topical Use:
Its antimicrobial properties can protect against certain types of bacteria, fungi, and viruses promoting wound healing (7)
Relieve skin inflammation
May slow hyperpigmentation from radiation treatment
A compress may treat eye inflammation and infection (4)
Actions: Relaxant, mild sedative, carminative, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial
Preparations: Tea, tincture, topical
Taste: sweet, floral, slightly bitter, apple-like, herbaceous
Energy: Drying, bitter, sweet, aromatic, gentle
Dosage:
Tea : 1 – 15g a day
Tincture: 1 – 4mL (1:5, 40%) 3x a Day
Gargle: 8g in 1L water
Contrindications:
Allergic reaction
Pregnancy/lactation
May interfere with warfarin and enhance anticoagulation effect
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References
(1) Herbarium.theherbalacademy.com
(2) Minnesotawildflowers.info
(3) Wildlifetrusts.org
(4) Heritagegarden.uic.edu
(5) Teaforte.com
(6) Medicalnewstoday.com
(7) Healthline.com
(8) Herbrally.com
(9) Drugs.com
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