Chamomila, Camomile

Bubunaj (Unani)
Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599

Matricaria                                                                                                                    Anthemis
Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1800

Matricaria
Botanische wandplaten, 1904–1914

Matricaria recutita
Koehler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887

Anthemis nobilis
An Encyclopaedia of useful and ornamental Plants, Burnett, 1852
Botanical name:
Anthemis nobilis–Garden or Roman Camomile
Matricaria recutita (syn. M. camomilla)–German Camomile (most used)

Parts used:
Flowers

Temperature & Taste:
Mildly Warm (Cool), dry. Bitter
digests, loosens, mollifies, eases pain

Classifications:
2B ATTENUATER.   2I. ANTISPASMODIC.   2J. RAREFYING.   2K. RESOLVENT.   2L. EMOLLIENT.   2Q. ANODYNE.   2U. SUPPURATIVE
3A. SUDORIFICS & DIAPHORETICS.   3F. LITHONTRIPTIC.   3G. EMMENAGOGUE.   3K. EXPECTORANT
4a. CEPHALIC.   4d. PECTORAL.   4j. NERVINE

Uses:
1. Clears Wind-Heat, Resists Poison:
-colds, flu, fever headaches, aches and pains

2. Clears Heat, settles the Mind and Nerves:
-irritability, insomnia, anxiety

3. Clears Liver Heat, clears Damp-Heat:
-swelling, inflammation and hardness of the Liver

4. Moves the Blood, clears Stasis:
-‘cold and hard swellings, all aches, bruises, cramps, shrinking of sinews’ (Culpeper)
5. Clears Heat, Promotes Digestion:
-Colic, nausea, vomiting, indigestion, heartburn

6. Externally:
-used in Anodynes, Emollients, Enemas, Cataplasms, and to Ripen
-Acne, Eczema, Dermatitis, Herpes, Burns, Scalds, Tumors and Swellings
-foul or infected Wounds or Ulcers, especially torpid Ulcers of the legs.
-poultice can prevent formation of Gangrene
-Hemorrhoids, Varicose Veins
-good for Bruises and Contusions.
-useful mouthwash in Measles, Scarlet Fever, and Mumps of children.
-very good for cramps when used in the form of a hot pack.
-Boiled in Milk or Vinegar, it is a good application to swollen glands anywhere on the body.
-Chewed for sores and ulcers of the Mouth

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Main Combinations:
Agrimony & Camomile

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Major Formulas:
Infusion for Painful Menstruation (Matthioli)
Decoction for Stones
Uterine Powder (Species Hysterica)
Green Oil


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Cautions:
Generally safe.

Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water, Carminative Water, Distilled Oil, Infused Oil of German Camomile, Syrup of the Juice, Salt of the Ashes