Chamomile

(Anthemis Nobilis)

Chamomile oil have excellent calming properties for irritation, impatience and feeling disagreeable, and has great value in treating PMS and other menstrual and menopausal problems it is also superbly effective on the skin, not only to sooth and calm, but to heal and for tissue regeneration. It has a sweet, apple-like fragrance and is very light clear blue in colour with a watery viscosity.

 

 

 

It has been used for centuries. It is a very soothing oil and can help relieve nervous stress and tension build-up. When these conditions are present, feelings of frustration, resentment, and irritability often prevail. Chamomile oil will ease these feelings and calm the mind, encouraging patience and a more sunny disposition. Chamomile's nature is to help us let go of expectations and calmly acknowledge our own limitations.

 

 

 

The therapeutic properties of chamomile oil are analgesic, anti-spasmodic, antiseptic, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-infectious, anti-depressant, anti-neuralgic, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, carminative, cholagogue, cicatrisant, emmenagogue, febrifuge, hepatic, sedative, nervine, digestive, tonic, sudorific, stomachic, vermifuge and vulnerary.

 

 

 

This essential oil can be used with great effect on children when they feel irritable, impatient, teething or colicky. Women find it great to relieve PMS. In general it is good for abdominal pain, gall bladder problems, as well as for throat infections. it furthermore helps to relieve allergies, hay fever and asthma.

 

 

 

For the skin, it can be used to calm acne, eczema, rashes, wounds, dermatitis, dry and itchy skin and other allergic conditions in general.

 

 

 

For babies it can be used in a very diluted form to sooth an irritated and teething baby and helps for colic, diarrhea and gastric spasms.

 

 

 

It has a calming effect on the mind and body and is excellent in treating any type of inflammation - be that internal or external - and is very effective on urinary stones (bladder gravel) as well. It stimulates the liver and gall bladder, thereby improving digestion and is valuable in treating menstrual and menopausal problems.

 

 

 

On the skin, it is a miracle worker and calms red, dry and irritated skin, as well as calming allergies, eczema, psoriasis and all other flaky skin problems. It is high in -(-a)-bisabolol which promotes granulation (healing) and is also a great tissue regenerator.

 

 

 

Skincare

Soothes inflamed skin.

 

 

 

Emotional

Calming, sedating, eases nervous tension.

 

 

 

Medicinal

Eases pain, treats insomnia, mild enough for babies and children.

 

 

 

Precautions

None.

 

 

 

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