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German Chamomile
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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: Duska Stankovic (duskadragan021) (103) |
| Genre: Plants |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-05-22 |
| Categories: Flowers |
| Exposure: f/6.6 |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-05-23 11:10 |
| Viewed: 822 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
German Chamomile (Matricaria recutita), also spelt camomile, is an annual plant of the sunflower family Asteraceae. Synonyms are: Chamomilla chamomilla, Chamomilla recutita (accepted name according to the Flora Europaea), Matricaria chamomilla, and Matricaria suaveolens.
It usually grows near people all over Europe and temperate Asia. It is widely introduced in temperate North America and Australia. As the seeds need open soil to survive, it often grows near roads, around landfills and in cultivated fields as a weed.
The flowers have a strong, aromatic smell. German chamomile is used medicinally against sore stomach, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and as a gentle sleep aid. It is best taken as an herbal tea, two teaspoons of dried flower per cup of tea. Against sore stomach take one cup every morning without food for 2-3 months. It is also used as a mouthwash against oral mucositis.[Juneby's Medicinal Plants]. It has also acaricidal properties against certain mites, such as Psoroptes cuniculi. The primary active ingredient of the essential oil from German chamomile is bisabolol.
Chamomile is also used cosmetically, primarily to make a rinse for blonde hair. |
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Hi Duska,
great shot!
I really like the POV.
Compo and colors are great, like the black BG.
Andrea
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