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Chamomila, Camomile

Bubunaj (Unani)
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Kurtzes Handtbuchlein, Ryff, 1599

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Matricaria                                                                                                                    Anthemis
Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico
, Vietz, 1800

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Matricaria
Botanische wandplaten
, 1904–1914

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Matricaria recutita
Koehler's Medizinal Pflanzen
, 1887

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Anthemis nobilis
An Encyclopaedia of useful and ornamental Plants
, Burnett, 1852

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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

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:
-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


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Dose:
Powder: 1–3 grams;
Infusion or Brief Decoction: 3–9 grams

Correctives:
... available in PRO version

Substitutes:
... available in PRO version
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Main Combinations:
Agrimony & Camomile

1. As a Carminative, Cephalic, Stomachic, Cardiac, Camomile ... available in PRO version
2. Carminative, Camomile with ... available in PRO version
3. Abdominal pain, Camomile with  ... available in PRO version
4. Heartburn and Nausea, Camomile with ... available in PRO version
5. Gastritis, Peptic Ulcer, Stomach pain, Cholecystitis, Camomile with  ... available in PRO version
6. Intestinal spasms and cramps, Camomile with  ... available in PRO version
7. To promote Menstruation and relieve menstrual pain, Camomile with  ... available in PRO version
8. Menstrual pain, Camomile with  ... available in PRO version
9. Menopause, Camomile with  ... available in PRO version
10. Gravel and Stones, Camomile with ... available in PRO version
11. Nightmares in children, Camomile ... available in PRO version
12. Oil for Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Wounds, Inflammation, Pain, Camomile ... available in PRO version
13. Plaster for Nerve and Joint pain, Camomile with ... available in PRO version
14. Tinnitus, Camomile with  ... available in PRO version
15. Smoking Blend, Camomile ... available in PRO version

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

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