
Chamomile Flowers
Ingredients: 100% Organic chamomile flowers, dried. Botanical name: Matricaria recutita. Serving Size: Approximately 1/2 cup per day (11 grams), per every 1,000 lbs. Divide between AM & PM offerings, if possible. Energetics: Slightly warming & moist. What is Chamomile? Chamomile is an annual plant and part of the Asteraceae family, naturalized in North America but originally found in Europe. It has fine, green, fern-like leaves and beautiful, little, daisy-like flowers. This wildflower is hardy and can grow in many conditions and situations, including along roadsides and in stony ground. Historical Use of Chamomile Chamomile is one of the oldest, most well documented, and widely used herbs known to mankind. Trusted for thousands of years as a powerful health-aid, images of chamomile flowers are found in many ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. Chamomile is also an illustrated entry in the 11th century part of the Old English Illustrated Herbal, as well as, Nicholas Culpeper’s 17th