The genuine chamomile (Matricaria recutita, in former times Chamomilla recutita) is belonged a krautige plant and to the family of the (Asteraceae).

It concerns with this plant an old immigrant Since the recent Steinzeit the chamomile is a culture companion.

Description

The aromatically smelling plant will become about 20 to 30 cm highly and has fiederteilige, change-constant blooms 10 to 25 mm wide and to sit in bloom heads at the ends of the branch axles and to form bloom conditions. They consist of tongue (white, outside) and tube blooms (yellow, inside), which for Asteraceen is typical. The white tongue blooms are struck back.

Bloom time is from May to Septembers.

The fruit of the chamomile is a einsamige nut fruit, which is called These seem to be able to outlast at least 100 years in the soil.

Occurrence

The chamomile grows in nearly completely Europe and in many parts of Asia. In Europe it is domestic, otherwise in-patriated only in the south and the east.

As location fallow, usually lime-free (easily soil-sour) loam-rich fields are preferred and salt corridors (salty pasture lawns).

Contents materials

Main part of the chamomile are ethereal oils, above all Bisabolol and the blue colored Chamazulen, the further numerous Flavone and Flavonole. That often somewhat bitter taste result in Sesquiterpenlactone.

Naturopathy

The chamomile is used as welfare plant (Flores Chamomillae) outwardly with skin and mucous membrane inflammations. The dte or alcoholic excerpt excerpt for flushings with inflammations of the gums or the oral cavity one uses. With illnesses or injuries in the Anal or genital range baths or flushings are to lead to a more rapid healing. In addition camomile tea works lindernd with inflammatory or cramp-like complaints in the gastro-intestinal tract. On illnesses of the upper respiratory system also the steam of the freshly tea can be inhaliert. The treatment of binding skin inflammations is common with cats with a Sud from camomile tea.

Allergologen warn however of an application within the range of the mucous membranes, since allergies are against chamomile and other pretty often.

Chamomilla is also a means in the

Preparation of dte: Chamomile with cooking water and leave 10 minutes up-pour an accumulated (about 2-3 g) covered to pull. Subsequently, by a dte filter pour. Recommended with gastro-intestinal diseases three to four cups freshly teas.

Ethereal chamomile oil

The ethereal chamomile oil of the genuine chamomile contains 50% Sesquiterpene (under it up to 10% Chamzulen), oxides, Monoterpene, Sesquiterpenole and Ketone. It is blue called also chamomile, since the ethereal oil forms the contents contents of Azulen, which causes the blue color of the ethereal oil by the Wasserdampf-Destillation.

In the trade different chamomile oils are available. So the chamomile blue, the Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) and the chamomile wildly (Ormensis mixta). They differ all three by means of the completely different contents contents and effect ways. In the flavour therapy the chamomile is blue used and for the mental side the Roman chamomile. The chamomile wildly is not gentle ethereal oil, but much animating and applies in the flavour therapy no.

Mistake

The genuine chamomile can be confounded easily with the smellless field dog chamomile (Anthemis arvensis). A safe characteristic is the condition of the bloom soil. With the field dog chamomile it is Mark industrial unionful, hollow with the genuine chamomile against it. Also the nut/mother herb looks similar.

Synonymous one

• Apple herb (supposed of ); Apple herb designates also Herba Marrubii (white Andorn)

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See also

• Jet lots chamomile

Related links

• Chamomile Monographie (commission E, Federal Health Office Berlin)
• wissenschaft.de: Camomile tea contains cramp-solving and antibacterially effective materials
• good left to the topic chamomile on www.medinfo.de

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