Chamomile

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Chamomile
Chamomile is one of the world's most popular herbal teas with consumption equivalent to over one million cups of chamomile tea per day. It has been valued for thousands of years in Europe as a relaxant for digestion and nerves. It is also valued for its mild, apple-like fragrance and is used as a flavoring, in perfumery and aromatherapy. Externally, chamomile is used for skin care and in shampoos for bringing out blonde highlights.

Chamomile has many reported medicinal uses. It is taken internally as a mild sedative with calming effects and as a digestive aid. It is also used externally in ointment form for skin irritation, inflammation, sore gums, and general wound healing. Other proven actions of the herb include anti-ulcer, antibacterial, liver stimulation, and antimycotic effects.

History
Chamomile was a favorite among ancient European physicians. The first century Greek, Dioscorides, author of De Materia Medica, one of the earliest medical texts, and his Roman contemporary, Pliny the Elder, author of Historia Naturalis, recommended chamomile compresses and baths to treat headache, kidney, liver, and bladder problems.

Chamomile (M. chamomilla) has been used medicinally in Germany since the dawn of history, and continues to be highly valued there, especially among women and children. German folk healers recommend it externally for wounds and inflammations, and in tea as a tranquilizer, sedative and digestive aid. Germans consider it a panacea, and call it alles zutraut, "capable of anything."

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