Like linden blossom, verbena or orange blossom, chamomile herbal infusion, and Roman chamomile in particular, promotes restful, quality sleep. This organic blended herbal infusion helps ease digestive troubles and relieve pain. The infused flowers also support women's natural cycles.
To enjoy these properties, all you need is a teapot, a little hot water and a teaspoon of dried flowers. With tea bags available from herbalists, you can also infuse the plant directly in your cup.
Herbal infusions are widely used in phytotherapy. Honey and Roman chamomile essential oil also offer interesting medicinal properties worth exploring.
What are the health benefits of chamomile herbal infusion?
Chamomile belongs to the Asteraceae family. Phytotherapy primarily uses dried flowers to make herbal infusions with a surprisingly wide range of properties.
How is chamomile used in phytotherapy?
From a botanical perspective, two varieties are recognised for their medicinal properties:
- Roman chamomile, also known as common chamomile,
- German chamomile, also known as matricaria chamomile.
Both varieties provide the ingredients needed to make chamomile oil, essential oil and dried flower infusions. The plant's leaves have no medicinal use, though they are sometimes used as a herb or spice.
Bees are naturally drawn to these flowers, producing a honey with soothing properties. It can be applied to the skin or used as a hair mask to relieve a dry scalp.
What are the health properties of these plants?
The benefits of chamomile for health are wide-ranging:
- promotes restful, quality sleep,
- helps relieve pain,
- reduces migraine intensity,
- helps regulate the female cycle,
- offers a rejuvenating effect on the skin.
Organic Roman chamomile infusion can be used to revive blonde highlights in hair. The infusion needs to be fairly concentrated for a noticeable lightening effect. Combined with honey, the result is even more pronounced.
In a gentler form, Roman chamomile makes an excellent organic floral water for babies. Its main use is to ease the discomfort of teething and encourage restorative sleep.
German chamomile is often used as an essential oil to help relieve migraines in women.
How to get the most from chamomile infusion
A natural remedy for a wide range of complaints, the chamomile flower is one of phytotherapy's most trusted allies. Here's how to prepare a quality chamomile infusion in just a few minutes.
How to prepare your chamomile infusion
An organic tea bag is the simplest way to enjoy a cup of chamomile infusion. Add hot water, allow a few minutes to steep, and your drink is ready.
Some purists prefer to steep whole flowers in a teapot. This takes a little longer, but produces a more potent infusion with full medicinal benefits.
Which plants pair well with chamomile?
For a good night's sleep, Roman chamomile infusion works beautifully in combination with verbena, orange blossom or linden. Herbalists also recommend reducing coffee and spices in the second half of the day.
Combined with common verbena leaves and yarrow, chamomile can help support the female cycle. Steep all the ingredients together in your teapot for the best synergistic effect.
For gentler digestion, try adding a spoonful of fennel seeds to your chamomile teapot. The infusion takes on a delicate aniseed scent. Artichoke and oat complement this pairing beautifully.