Remedies Using Chamomile Flower

Besides lavender, chamomile flower is another natural sleep aid because of its sedative effect. A cup of chamomile tea with honey before bedtime would help induce you to sleep.

Chamomile plants also contain volatile essential oils, flavonoids, tannins and many other plant chemicals that produce healing effects. This is one of the reasons why chamomile extract and the fresh and dried flowers are used to treat a variety of conditions and illness.

The next time you feel stressed, tensed or experience fatigue, drink chamomile tea or diffuse chamomile essential oil and inhale its fragrance. Chamomile flower has also been traditionally used as a remedy for anxiety because it helps to calm the nerves.

The effectiveness of chamomile as a natural remedy for anxiety is supported by a report published in the journal of clinical psychopharmacology. It was based on a controlled clinical research on patients with mild to moderate general anxiety disorder. The patients who were given chamomile extract therapy showed a big change in the severity of the symptoms of GAD.

Its calming effect may also help calm down a hyperactive child. Italian scientists administered chamomile extract on boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the result showed an improvement in ADHD. If you want to consider trying it, follow the dosage on the label of the chamomile supplement bottle and add it to your child's drink or milk.

You can use chamomile oil to treat skin irritations, abrasions and inflammations such as allergies, boils, blisters, cuts, eczema, hives, scrapes and rashes. It is gentle even on babies and is used to treat diaper rash and as a teething aid. It is common to find many skin care products including chamomile extract as its ingredients.

One of the ways to soothe a skin inflammation is to use chamomile as a cold compress. Steep a chamomile tea bag in water for several minutes and then squeeze the water. Chill the tea bag in the refrigerator and once it is chilled, place it on the affected skin.

Chamomile flower is also used as a remedy to treat respiratory problems and support the lungs. It may provide relief for asthma, emphysema and sinus infection.

Chamomile tea has also shown to treat stomach upsets and digestive problems because of its antispasmodic, anti inflammatory, and carminative effects. You can use chamomile to relieve flatulence and treat heartburn. It may also benefit women who suffer from menstrual cramps.

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