Chamomile Oil

1. Chamomile is edible. Flowers are used in salads, as cake decoration, or to make tea.
2. Chamomile is a medicinal plant (anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic).
3. Steam distilled chamomile is anti-allergenic (asthma, hay fever).
4. Chamomile flowers are made into salves for use on hemorrhoids and wounds.

5. Chamomile flower tea is used as a sedative (insomnia, nervous conditions).
6. Chamomile tea is anti-inflammatory (rheumatism, arthritis).
7. Chamomile is also antispasmodic (intestinal and menstrual cramps, mild laxative).
8. Chamomile tea is used for fever, sore throats, cold and flu conditions, and allergies.
9. Chamomile calms teething children and people with nervous conditions.
10. Breast feeding mothers impart the calming chamomile influence to their babies.

11. Chamomile wash or compress is used for skin inflammations and sunburn.
12. Chamomile flowers added to cosmetics acts anti-allergenic. It softens the skin too.
13. Chamomile is added to bath water to relax tired, aching muscles and burning feet.

14. Dried chamomile gives herb pillows, potpourri and natural moth sachets a distinctive note.
15. Dried chamomile flowers are used as insect repellent.
16. Chamomile made into liquid plant tonic feeds and protects plants from disease.

17. For centuries, mothers have used chamomile to calm crying children, ease earaches, reduce fevers, soothe stomach aches and indigestion, and relieve toothaches and teething pain.
18. Chamomile essential oil is used in cooking as a flavoring agent.
19. Chamomile essential oil is used in making perfume.

20. Chew dried chamomile buds to alleviate the cravings associated with nicotine and alcohol addiction.
21. Wet two tea bags and massage for a few moments, to release the oils. Then apply to relieve tired, inflamed eyes.
22. Use a moist tea bag to aid skin rashes.
23. Rinse your hair with (unsweetened) chamomile tea for a healthy sheen. It brightens blond shades and is used as natural alternative to dangerous hair colorings.

Most books and articles only mention the flowers of chamomile (Matricaria recutita), and most health food stores only stock the flowers. That's strange, as the greens of chamomile are perfectly good medicine, if a bit less potent. And it's much easier to pick and dry the plants, rather than the flowers.

Chamomile tea is very good in kid's colic, but you can use it in adult gut cramps as well. Chamomile removes the craving, need, shouts for attention, which makes it even better in most of the things that trouble small children (and some older people). It's calming, and can be drunk as an evening tea.

It's excellent for those who complain without suffering. Because chamomile is so potent an anti-inflammatory, it can be used for things like urinary tract infections - and allergies.

Chamomile Oil is steam distilled from the chamomile flowers.

Application: Diffuse, add to food or water as a dietary supplement, or apply topically on location. Among the gentlest oils used in aromatherapy, the chamomile essential oil is suitable for use on children.

Fragrant Influence: Dispels anger, stabilizes emotions, and helps release emotions linked to the past. It may also be used to soothe and clear the mind.

Folklore: It is said that the Egyptians dedicated Chamomile to their sun god and valued it over all other herbs for its healing qualities.

Companion Oils to German Chamomile:
Wintergreen/birch, fir, geranium, helichrysum, hyssop, lavender, lemongrass, marjoram, melaleuca, sandalwood, spearmint, spruce.

German Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) belongs to the botanical family: Asteraceae or Compositae (daisy). It is known under different names such as: Camomile, Chamomile, Wild Chamomile, Sweet Chamomile, German Chamomile, Hungarian Chamomile, etc.

German chamomile has been highly esteemed for over 3,000 years and has been used for many types of skin conditions and stress-related complaints.

Wild Chamomile is an annual herb. Originally native to Europe, German Chamomile can now be found on almost every continent. It grows on roadsides and in sunny open fields.

Chamomile Cultivation:

Chamomile is easily cultivated from seed or through root division. It prefers full sun and a light well drained soil. Chamomile blooms from May through October. The Chamomile plant has a warm, sweet, herbaceous scent. When placed in the garden among sick-looking plants it's found that chamomile will help them grow.

Chamomile Harvest:
The parts above ground are gathered as soon as the chamomile flowers bloom, and dried for later use.

German Chamomile is found in:
EndoFlex, Prenolone, Prenolone+, Regenolone, Surrender
Chamomile Essential Oil