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Chamomile
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Latin name: Matricaria chamomilla
This traditional home remedy is native to Europe and northwest Asia, and now grows in North America and elsewhere as well. A small plant (8 to 16 inches in height), it sports little white and yellow flowers.
The entire flowering plant, or the flowers alone, may be used medicinally. The herb has pronounced anti-inflammatory activity, promotes wound healing, combats certain bacteria on the skin, and has a mild tranquilizing effect. Clinical trials of a Chamomile cream have confirmed its ability to relieve skin inflammations as effectively as certain steroid creams.
A Remedy For
* Bronchitis
* Colds
* Cough
* Fever
* Skin inflammation
* Sore throat
* Tendency to infection
* Wounds and burns
Chamomile is also used internally to treat inflammation and spasms of the digestive tract. As a mouth rinse, it's used for sore gums and oral inflammation. As a bath additive, it combats irritated skin.German Chamomile is used medicinally against sore stomach, irritable bowel syndrome, and as a gentle sleep aid. It can be taken as an herbal tea, two teaspoons of dried flower per cup of tea. For a sore stomach, some recommend taking a cup every morning without food for two to three months. It is also used as a mouthwash against oral mucositis. It has acaricidal properties against certain mites, such as Psoroptes cuniculi. The primary active ingredient of the essential oil from German Chamomile is bisabolol.
In homeopathy the remedy chamomilla is prepared from German Chamomile, and is used mainly to give relief to teething babies.
Chamomile is also used cosmetically, primarily to make a rinse for blonde hair. |
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Salut Tanja
Très belle photo que cette amas de fleurs sauvages. Beau cadrage , belle composition les détails sont supers .
Merci et au revoir ....JP
Hi Tanja,
Nice shot, good DoF. Nicely composed picture. Beautiful natural colors, but it would be nicer if you pick a flower with complete petals as main object rather than the one you have here. May also need to be sharpened. Thanks for sharing it.
Ben Lakitan
bonjour
belle réussite pour ce champs de paquerettes
amitiès et merci du partage
edith
- Alex99
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Hi Tanja.
You have shared beautiful flower shot with spring mood. Delicate, pleasant to an eye light-green colours are wonderful as well as the captured scene and details. Thank you and my best wishes,
Alexei.
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