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Flos ChamomillaeLOT 24-0417
Cultivated
Batch
LOT 24-0417
Net
80 g
Unit price
€9.75 / 100 g
Origin
Uckermark, Brandenburg
Sourcing
Cultivated
Plant part
Flos · Flower
HarvestMay · Jun · Jul

Loose tea

Chamomile Flowers

Matricaria chamomilla L.

Hay-sweet, faint apple, a warm bitterness underneath.

€7.8080 g
€9.75 / 100 g
1

In stock 42

Picked as whole heads in the first dry week of June, when the receptacle has domed but the white ray florets still stand out flat. Dried in shade at 40 °C so the volatile oil stays in the flower rather than in the drying room.

Traditional use

Traditionally taken after meals for a settled stomach, and used as a warm compress on irritated skin.

Constituents

  • 01Bisabolol
  • 02Chamazulene
  • 03Apigenin-7-glucoside

Drawer

Digestion — Bitters and carminatives for after the table. Also pulled for Skin & Wounds and Sleep & Calm.

Preparation95 °C · 10 min

Preparation

The preparation is half the drug

This drug wants 95 °C and 10 min. Water hotter or a cup left standing gives you a different drink, made from the same herb.

The leaflet below is the one that goes in the box. Unfold it for the steps and the timer; the cautions stay in view either way.

Package InsertFlos Chamomillae · Loose tea
Dose
1 tsp (≈ 1.5 g)
Frequency
3× daily
Water
95 °C
Steep
10 min

Steps

As printed on the box · 4 in sequence

  1. 01

    Measure

    One heaped teaspoon of whole flower heads per cup.

    1 tsp ≈ 1.5 g
  2. 02

    Pour

    Freshly boiled water, just off the boil.

    150 ml · 95 °C
  3. 03

    Cover

    Cover the cup. Chamomile's oil is volatile — uncovered, most of it leaves with the steam.

  4. 04

    Steep

    Ten minutes. Strain the flowers out fully.

    10 min

Steep time

Live timer · 10 min · 95 °C

Ready

10:00

Cautions

Read before use

  • Avoid if you are sensitive to Asteraceae (daisy family) plants.
  • Do not use the infusion as an eye rinse.
From the same drawer

Kept beside it

Herbs shelved for Digestion, ordered by how much of this one’s indication they share.