Matricaria Recutita
( Manzanilla or German Chamomile, member of the
Compositae [daisy] family )
Medicinal Preparation
Usually prepared as a tea.
Parts Used
Flowers and leaves
Active properties
- Bitter
- Aromatic
- Sedative
- Nervine
- Stomachaic
- Antispasmodic
- Anti-inflammatory
Medicinal Uses
- Relaxes spasms especially in smooth muscle tissue
- Reduces imflammations
- Relives pain
- Promotes healing
- Nervous digestive upsets
- Insomnia
- Travel sickness
- Teething
- Colic
- Infantile convulsions
