Saturday, August 6, 2011

Chamomile

Also Known as: Wild or garden chamomile, ground apple, whig plant, rauschert, or mayweed.
Uses : As a tea to ease insomnia, indigestion, nausea, irritable bowel syndrome, and to relieve PMT. A decooction applied to the skin relieves itching from allergies, and skin disorders. A poultice alleviates hermorrhoids.
Parts used: Leaves, flowers.
Taken as: Decoction, tea, in lotions, poultice.
Harvested : as soon as the flowers open, which will be anytime between spring an dlate summer.
Shelf life: 1-3 years.

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