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Chamomile How to make Chamomile Tea
The true or Common Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis) is a low-growing plant, creeping or trailing, its tufts of leaves and flowers a foot high. The root is perennial, jointed and fibrous, the stems, hairy and freely branching, are covered with leaves which are divided into thread-like segments, the fineness of which gives the whole plant a feathery appearance.
The fruit is small and dry, and as it forms, the hill of the receptacle gets more and more conical. Small flies are the chief insect-visitors to the flowers.
The whole plant is downy and greyishgreen in colour. It prefers dry commons and sandy soil, and is found wild in Cornwall, Surrey, and many other parts of England.
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All the Chamomiles have a tiny, chaffy scale between each two florets, which is very minute and has to be carefully looked for but which all the same is a vital characteristic of the genus Anthemis. The distinction between A. nobilis and other species of Anthemis is the shape of these scales, which in A. nobilis are short and blunt. The blooms appear in the later days of summer, from the end of July to September, and are borne solitary on long, erect stalks, drooping when in bud. With their outer fringe of white ray-florets and yellow centres, they are remarkably like the daisy. There are some eighteen white rays arranged round a conical centre, botanically known as the receptacle, on which the yellow, tubular florets are placed- the centre of the daisy is, however, considerably flatter than that of the Chamomile.
Chamomile soothes and relaxes at bedtime. It also relieves restlessness, teething problems, and colic in children. Chamomile for allergies is as good as an antihistamine. Aids digestion when taken as chamomile tea after meals. Taken regularly chamomile tea helps morning sickness. Healing of skin ulcers, wounds, or burns is another of chamomiles many talents and it also treats gastritis and ulcerative colitis.
Chamomile Tea
To prepare a tea to be used as a drink or gargle to help relieve sore throats or stomach aches. You will need: Two cups hot water, four teaspoons dried chamomile flowers. Bring water to a boil in medium saucepan. In a quart size pitcher pour flowers in, then pour water over flowers. Stir well. Let stand for ten minutes.
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