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Ingredient Spotlight: Chamomile
What’s not to love about chamomile? It’s an adorable, fluffy little flower bud with a sweet smell and an equally sweet honey flavor when steeped. In a fast-paced world of traffic jams, political turmoil, and overstimulation, nature’s calming flower can help us slow our roll. Chamomile calms the mind and eases anxiety. This natural herbal tea uplifts, without a prescription or side effects. Bright yellow and white, it depicts lightness and sunshine. It’s a little flower with a positive attitude! But, chamomile is more than just a pretty face.
Reduces depression and anxiety naturally without side effects Increases milk production in nursing mothers and stimulates lactation Helps reduce inflammation and damage for stomach ulcers Protects and strengthens the kidneys Natural treatment for insomnia Relaxes muscles and helps to relieve sore muscles and spasms
The calming effect of chamomile tea is not reserved for the mind! As a topical solution, and as a beverage, it calms irritation and inflammation. Chamomile flowers applied to the skin can soothe redness. Drinking the tea can help to alleviate symptoms of IBS, bloating, and digestive discomfort. Drinking chamomile after a meal can also aid the digestive process.
The dainty chamomile flower has a rich history and has been revered since ancient days. Depictions of chamomile flowers can be found as far back as hieroglyphics from ancient Egypt. Egyptian nobles utilized the crushed herb as a cosmetic for calming skin inflammation. It was also a major ingredient used in the embalming fluid for mummifying and preserving pharoahs. The bright flower was associated with Ra, the sun god and the creator. The etymology of the name “chamomile†can be traced back to the ancient Greek “chamomaela,†or “ground apple.†The sweet smell and taste of chamomile probably awarded it such a name. Dioscorides, a major physician during the reign of Nero, is said to have used chamomile as a treatment for digestive, nervous, and liver diseases. In ancient Rome, Pliny came to find similar medicinal uses for the herb; It was used to treat liver and kidney inflammation. In the Anglo-Saxon settlements of ancient England, chamomile was held in very high esteem and dubbed one of the nine sacred herbs.
A brewed mug of chamomile also has some added aromatherapeutic benefits. The scent of chamomile is calming and relaxing, and can ease the drinker and settle the nerves.
Chamomile has a natural sweetness, and the taste has been likened to apples. Honey or natural sugar can enhance the sweetness already present in the brew. It also tastes quite nice with a splash of milk or cream, and takes on a light refreshing flavor -- like milk and honey! If you are utilizing chamomile for its sleep-inducing and calming properties, be wary of adding too much sweetener, as sugar has a stimulating effect.