Chamomile Secrets

So since the chamomile might start to take over the herb spiral soon if not prevented, I thought it might be a nice idea to collect ideas of possible uses for chamomile leaves & flowers:

How To Dry Chamomile
Pick the flowers in the morning, when they have just opened. If they are cut with the stem, they can be bound together and are able to dry hanging in bunches. Keep them in a dry space. Also a good way is to put them in a paper bag with a hole (for air flow), to let them dry in there. Once they are dried store in airtight container.

Chamomile Tea
Pour hot water over 2-3 tsps of chamomile (dried or fresh) flowers per cup. Good especially for digestion problems, calming down, soothing infections, against crams and stomach pain.

Chamomile Tincture
Fill dried chamomile into a screw-cap glass until it is half full. Then pour corn schnapps over the flowers, until they are well covered. Close it well and leave it in a warm spot for about six weeks. The tincture should change colour. After that the tincture need to be filtered. This is best done with a second glass, covered by a coffee filter. Let the tincture slowly drop into the second glass. Once this is done fill it into a dark glass bottle and close it tight. Stored in a cool place the tincture lasts for about a year.
Uses:
Interior: Two to three times daily 10-50 drops can be taken.
Exterior: Compress, Bath, Base for Cremes.

Chamomile Oil
Fill a glass with dried chamomile flowers. Cover them with a good, plant-based oil (eg. Olive Oil). Tightly close the glass. Leave it in a warm glass, shaking the oil every now and then. After three weeks the filtering can be done in the same way, as for the tincture. It might take a few hour for the oil to drop through the filter. Keep it in a dark bottle and dont forget to give it a label with the date of when you made it :)

Chamomile Oil Alternative (Hot)
Fill a third of a glass with crumbled chamomile flowers. Cover it with plant oil and close the lid.Heat in in a bain-marie for fifteen minutes (boiling water). Turn of the stove, but leave the glass in the water until it has cooled down. Then put the glass in a warm spot for one to three days and let it rest. Then same process as with the chamomile oil type one.

Herb Pillow
Sew a pillow (or use a premade one) and fill it with a number of dried herbs of your choice, like for instance lavender, rose and chamomile.

Chamomile Syrup
To cover e.g fruits, pancakes... (not sure about this <.<)
Recipe here

Chamomile Soap


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