Chamomile’s Qualities
Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) helps calm the nerves, support the digestion and soothe the skin.
Chamomile is sometimes called mother of the gut because her qualities promote a healthy digestive function and help ease many minor digestive upsets. Chamomile flowers are recognised as a nervine relaxant, helping to calm an overstimulated nervous system and relieve anxiety, tension and spasm. Chamomile flowers have a gentle cooling and soothing effect on the lining of the intestine, and on the skin, and can help heal minor irritations or inflammations. Chamomile is also a mild bitter digestive. The slightly bitter taste of Chamomile flowers is associated with stimulating healthy digestive function.
Actions
anti- inflammatory, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, bitter, carminative digestive, demulcent, nervine, vulnerary
Constituents
Chamomile Applications
Use Chamomile to help animals with digestive upsets or skin problems, especially when associated with emotional upset or stress.
Indications
- Behaviour: anxiety, irritation, restlessness, nervousness, stress-related digestive problems
- Digestion: nervous digestion, indigestion, mild colic, weak appetite, flatulence, travel sickness
- Skin: mild itchy skin, insect bites, wound healing
Preparations
Chamomile is useful orally to benefit the digestion, and topically to benefit the skin.
- Oral - fresh, dried, balls, capsules, infusion, tincture
- Topical preparations - bath, cream, ointment, spray
Chamomile is generally considered a very safe herb for animals. There are rare cases of sensitivity to this plant causing a contact allergy.
Products containing Chamomile flowers
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