Friday, November 20, 2009
Berlangganan

Chamomile Natural Remedies


Chamomile is member of the botanical family asteraceae (sunflower), also known as mayweed. We could found this flowering plant, both annual and perennial, prized for both its ornamental beauty and its essential oil. One of the most popular varieties is German Chamomile (matricaria recutita). Like others of its species, chamomile has thin divided leaves and daisylike flowers with large cone-shape centers.


The flowers are dried and brewed into a tea that is well-known to soothe nerves. The flowers are rich in oil, and once dried, are used to flavor jams, jellies, puddings, cookies, and cakes. In addition, the Spanish use it to flavor their famous dry sherry Manzanilla. Dried chamomile is widely available in tea shops and health food stores.


Chamomile flower already known since ancient Egypt, used as natural cures for various health problems. Later on Europe used itto cures insomnia.


A recent research by ACS Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry in Japan and UK proved that chamomile could prevent diabetes. According to Atsushi Kato, "Chamomile ingredients could neutralize diabetes". Chamomile flower consist of various chemical substance, such as Amico acid trytopthan, alpha-bisalcohol, chamozulene, polyines, flavonoid, and glycine.


Below are some of benefits in using chamomile as natural cures:


1. Muscle Relaxation


This one of the oldest plant could br used for muscle relaxation by helping lowering stress in muscle.


2. Detoxification


Chamomile tea helps kidney in detoxification. This is done by consuming dried chamomile flower and boiled water as tea.


3. Insomnia


Using it as aromatherapy could help insomnia problem. Chamomile dried brach could be used as natural cures in insomnia. Those dried branch need to burn before you sleep.


4. Stiff in Menstruation


By consuming chamomile tea, women with stiff problem during menstruation could feel the glycine that helps to reduce stiff in menstruation.


5. Skin Treatment


By using as lotion, one of the benefit is to make skin softer, burnt skin or irritated skin.