Chamomile

Chamomile is frequently paired with peppermint to aid digestion or lemongrass to relax nerves. As a plant, Anthemis nobilis, the Roman variety grows all over Europe as a perennial.

Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla): the flowers reduce stomach problems, helps relieve cancer of the liver, mouth, skin and brain, applied internally as well as externally31; calms anxiety; ...

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Chamaemelum nobile
Tastes like: faint apple flavor, good as a tea ...

Lemon, chamomile, senna, apple, ginger, and a great many other plants are used individually or in combination. Infusion of this type are sometimes drunk for pleasure; others are claimed to be advantageous for health.

Of course, herbs, twigs, flowers, spices, and roots (think chamomile, hibiscus, and ginseng) may also be steeped and drunk as tea, and we refer to these as herbal teas, or tisanes.

Drinking tea made from scented geraniums can have a calming effect similar to chamomile and may be able to reduce stress and anxiety.

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An aromatic flower that is dried and used to flavor chamomile tea. This tea is purported to be a soothing drink. Also spelled "camomile." Champagne ...

For thousands of years, herbs have been appreciated for their curative powers as an elixir and tonic. Mint, chamomile, ginseng, and rose hips are some of the more familiar plants used in making herbal teas in Europe.

Some of the common herb, vegetable or fruit flowers include: anise hyssop, arugula, basil, calamint, chamomile, dill, flowering thyme, garlic chive blossom, lavender wand, orange, peach and plum blossoms, sage blossom, and squash blossom.

Chamomile: herb with finely cut, fern like leaves and miniature white and gold, or completely yellow, daisy heads, and commonly purchased as a tea. Many people use it with steam inhalation.

See also: Flavor, Water, Herbs, Apple, Orange