Are you looking for the perfect way to relax and unwind after a stressful day? If so, you may want to consider chamomile. Chamomile is a herb that has been used for centuries to promote relaxation and reduce stress. It’s also been used to treat a variety of ailments, from digestive issues to skin conditions. In this post, we’ll take a look at some of the ways that chamomile can help you relax and reduce stress. From teas and tinctures to lotions and baths, we’ll explore the many ways to make the most of this powerful herb. We’ll also discuss the potential side effects and risks associated with using chamomile, so you can make an informed decision about incorporating it into your wellness routine.
Chamomile Nutrition Facts and Calories Chart
Chamomile is an herb commonly used in teas, and it is known for its many health benefits. It is low in calories and is an excellent source of dietary fibre, vitamins, and minerals. Also contains vitamins A, C, E, and K, as well as B vitamins like thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, and pantothenic acid. It is also a good source of minerals such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, and manganese. In addition, chamomile is high in antioxidants, which can help protect against cell damage and reduce inflammation. Nutritional value per 100 g Chamomile:
- Biotin: 0.00001 mg
- Calcium: 20 mg
- Carbohydrates (Carbs): 9.7 g
- Chloride: 1.3 mg
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Choline: 0.4 mg
- Chromium: 0.00004 mg
- Copper: 0.19 mg
- Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
- Energy (Calories): 34 kcal
- Fat: 0.2 g
- Iodine: 0.02 mg
- Iron: 0.3 mg
- Magnesium: 10 mg
- Manganese: 0.11 mg
- Molybdenum: 0.00003 mg
- Pantothenic Acid: 0.5 mg
- Phosphorus: 18 mg
- Potassium: 93 mg
- Protein: 1.2 g
- Saturated fat: 0 g
- Selenium: 0.02 mg
- Sodium: 6 mg
- Sugars: 0.6 g
- Vitamin A: 48 IU
- Vitamin B1 (Thiamin): 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 0.3 mg
- Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid): 0.5 mg
- Vitamin B6: 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B9 (Folate / Folic Acid): 4 mcg
- Vitamin B12: 0 mcg
- Vitamin C: 0.4 mg
- Vitamin D: 0 IU
- Vitamin E: 0.02 mg
- Vitamin K: 0.2 mcg
- Water: 6.2 g
- Zinc: 0.12 mg
Chamomile In India
German chamomile is a fragrant, low annual herb, with lovely flower heads and can reach a height of 16 inches. The leaves are pale green and sharply incised. Roman chamomile is a strongly fragrant, hairy, half-spreading and much branched perennial with white ray-like flower heads and can grow to a foot in height. Both chamomiles are extensively cultivated throughout Europe and the Mediterranean countries, as well as found growing in the America, Canada and Argentina.
- Scientific Binomial: Matricaria chamomilla / Anthemis nobilis
- Common English: German Chamomile / Roman Chamomile / dog-fennel / mayweed
- Ayurvedic
- Unani: Baabunaa / Gul-e-Baabuuna
- Sanskrit
- Hindi / Urdu: Roghan babunah
- Bengali: jarmana kyamomila
- Marathi: Shevanti
- Telugu: Camomile
- Tamil: Shimai chamantipu
- Gujarati
- Kannada: Kyamomail
- Malayalam: Chamomile
- Oriya
- Punjabi / Sindhi
- Assamese
- Kashmiri
- Konkani
- Manipuri
- Dogri
- Bhojpuri
Home Remedies
The total list of benefit and treatments for Chamomile is huge. Few of them are insomnia, anxiety, menopausal depression, loss of appetite, dyspepsia, diarrhoea, colic, aches and pains of flu, migraine, neuralgia, teething, vertigo, motion sickness, conjunctivitis, inflamed skin.
- Digestive Aid: Stomach aches, cramps and inflammations can be soothed with unsweetened chamomile tea. Add 2 teaspoons of chamomile flowers to 1 cup of almost boiling water, cover and leave to infuse for 10 minutes. Tea made from the herb chamomile has been used to relieve indigestion for centuries. Chamomile exerts healing and protective effects on the digestive tract lining. It also relieves cramping, expels gas, and stimulates normal digestion.
- Anxiety: For anxiety, prepare a chamomile tea, add 15 drops of valerian root extract.
- Headache: To treat normal headache, have 1 cup of this herb tea or a half a cup of coffee.
- Infected Nails: In case of infected nail beds, a decoction of this herb will soothe the affected area.
- Sunburn: Sunburn home remedy suggests applying stiffly whipped egg whites to the burned skin. Leave to dry then wash off gently with lukewarm chamomile tea.
- In the treatment of chapped lips, combine 2 drops of chamomile oil and 2 drops of jojoba oil and apply to lips as needed.
- Hangover: For hang over, have a cup of chamomile tea with 1 dropper full of fever few extract.
- For poison Oak or ivy, have a chamomile tea and add 10 drops of black walnut extract.
- Toothache: For tooth ache, have two full droppers of white willow bark extract and 1 full dropper of valerian root extract in a cup of herb tea.
- Canker Sores: A sore throat and canker sores is often soothed by gargling. To treat canker sores, equal parts of marshmallow and chamomile infused to be gargled often.
- Eye Health: Treat swollen eye lids and eye strain with chamomile tea. Soak some cotton wool in lukewarm tea, place on closed eye lids and leave for 10 minutes. For strains and stye activate two bags of chamomile tea by dipping quickly into boiling water. Place tea bags in a saucer and put them in the refrigerator to chill. Place them over your eyes for 15 minutes.
- Hair Care: The little white flakes that indicate dandruff can be swept away with home remedies for them such as chamomile tea. Along with herbs like stinging nettle and rosemary it could make a great working baldness hair treatment. For this you have to make 2 lotions – alcoholic portion and infusion. When using the alcoholic extract, dilute 1 part of it with 1/2 part of the infusion. If used regularly for several months, every morning after washing and rinsing the hair, new hair growth should become fairly evident. So here is that recipe.
- To make alcoholic portion, in 4 cups of gin, put 2 handfuls of washed and chopped freshly picked stinging nettle, 3/4 handful of chopped fresh rosemary, 1 handful of chopped fresh chamomile flowers and 2/3 handful of chopped fresh sage.
- Cover the fruit jar with a good, tight lid and let stand exposed to indirect sunlight for 2 1/2 weeks, making sure you shake the contents of the bottle good twice each day.
- Strain and refrigerate in a clean fruit jar with a lid.
- To make infusion bring 1 1/2 qts. of water to a boil, adding half each of a small, coarsely chopped rutabaga and unpeeled potato, and 1 diced stalk of celery.
- Cover with lid, reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes.
- Strain liquid into another pan, discarding the vegetables.
- Reheat to boiling point and add 1/2 handful of coarsely chopped, fresh stinging nettle, 1/2 handful of chopped, fresh garden sage, 1/4 tsp. grated horseradish root and juice from half of a lemon.
- Cover and remove from heat, allowing to steep for 50 minutes.
- When cool, strain and refrigerate in a clean fruit jar with a lid.
- Here is your infusion and alcoholic portion is ready to use.
- Stress: Both chamomile and lemon balm have been used for centuries to help induce sleep and as aids for gentle relaxation. Steep a teaspoon or two of either herb in a cup of just boiled water. Steep chamomile for 5 minutes, lemon balm for 10 minutes. Sweeten, if desired, with a little honey or maple syrup. OR Drink a cup of chamomile tea before bath and add one dropper worth of valerian root extract. For stress, have a tea with 1 dropper of catnip extract.
Precautions and Side Effects
Though generally considered to be very safe, rare allergic reactions to chamomile have been reported in people who are allergic to ragweed, asters, chrysanthemums, and other plants in the Asteraceae family.
FAQs.
Q. How to make Chamomile tea for children, babies and adult?
Chamomile tea is easy to make and quite safe for most people. Add a heaping teaspoon of the dried herb to a cup, pour in just-boiled water, and steep for 5 minutes. Strain and add a little honey to sweeten, if desired. For colic, add dash of anise powder to a peppermint, chamomile tea. Dilute with warm water and feed. Chamomile is a first-rate remedy for children, it can be safely given to infants and children from the age of six months upward. In babies suffering from colic and digestive discomfort, breast-feeding mothers can drink the tea, or add a small cup of chamomile tea to the baby’s bath.