Chamomile
anthemis nobilis

Medicinal Herb
Magickal Herb
Religious Herb

Synonyms
Manzanilla (Spanish)
Maythen (Saxon)

PARTS USED
flowers and herb

HABITAT
There are a number of species Europe,
of Chamomile spread over North Africa
and the temperate region of Asia,
but in Great Britain four grow wild: the sweet-scented,
true Chamomile (anthemis nobilis);
the Fectid Chamomile or Stinking Mayweed
(anthemis cotula), which has what Gerard calls
'a naughty smell';
Corn Chamomile (anthemis arvensis),
which flowers rather earlier and is noticeable
because its ray florets are empty and wholly
for show and possess no sort of ovary or style, and fourthly,
the Yellow Chamomile, with yellow instead of white rays,
which is found sometimes on ballast heaps,
but is not a true native.

Chamomile is one of the oldest favorites amongst
garden herbs and its reputation as a medicinal plant
shows little signs of abatement.
Egyptians reverenced it for its virtues, and from their
belief in its power to cure ague, dedicated it to their gods.

No plant was better known to the country folk of old,
it having been grown for centuries in English gardens
for its use as a common domestic medicine
to such an extent that the old herbals agree that
'it is but lost time and labour to describe it.'


Camomile
Chamomile
anthemis nobilis
matricaria chamomilla


ACTIONS
Breathing Tea
Chemical Constituents
DESCRIPTION
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