German Chamomile is most often used for medicinal purposes, and is usually administered as a tea. It can also be administered as a compress for external healing and as a bath for babies.

Here are a few uses:

• Soothes and relaxes at bedtime.
• Relieves restlessness, teething problems, and colic in children.
• Relieves allergies, much as an antihistamine would.
• Aids digestion when taken as a tea after meals.
• Relieves morning sickness during pregnancy.
• Speeds healing of skin ulcers, wounds, or burns.
• Treats gastritis and ulcerative colitis.

Other Uses

• Makes a relaxing bath or footbath.
• Lightens fair hair and conditions complexion. Make a rinse by simmering 2 teaspoons dried flowers in 8 ounces of water for 15 minutes.
  Potpourri (dry flowers face down).

This entry was posted on Monday, April 2nd, 2007 at 7:28 am and is filed under Aromatherapy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.