Heard of Chamomile - probably as a tea - but aren't sure what it is good for?
Remember the story of Peter Rabbit - who ate himself sick in Mr. McGregor's garden and got chased out at the wrong end of a hoe? Peter's mother gave him chamomile tea to soothe his aching stomach.
Traditionally, chamomile tea has been used a remedy for indigestion, anxiety and wounds (among others). German herbalists once used chamomile so extensively, they called it "alles zutraut"(aw-les tsu-trout), which means "capable of anything." While that is an exaggeration, I have vivid memories of drinking mass amounts of chamomile tea whenever there was ANYTHING wrong me as a child.
Recent studies show that this popular herbal beverage does indeed relieve stomach distress, prevent ulcers, speed their healing and helps fight infection by stimulating the immune system. It also has mild relaxant and sedative properties and is therefore great for calming jangled nerves. Chamomile tea is also an excellent home remedy for indigestion, heartburn and infant colic.
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While the previous issues address what we should and shouldn't be eating, there is also the question of what to do if we have developed some ill effects (not feeling well, no energy, weight gain, disease) and want to reverse them. There are so many possible solutions. Do we fast - and if so what kind of fast (juice, water, fruit)? Do we need to detox? If so - how? Herbal cleanses, colonics, saunas, body wraps, sea water baths, Epsom salt baths? What herbs will help heal our bodies and in what quantities? And what about the alternative therapies: massage, Reiki, bio-feedback, hypnotherapy, meditation, light therapy, aromatherapy (to name only a few!)? Which of these would help us in our particular situation?
How to make sense of all this information? We would like to have this site be a place to discuss which things have worked for us (or haven't) and hopefully by sharing our experiences we will be able to help each other wade through all the possibilities and find our own paths to a Healthy Life!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Chamomile - What Are It's Uses?
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