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Botanical Name: Matricaria chamomilla L.
Plant Part: Flowering Heads
Extraction Method: Steam Distilled
Origin: Germany
Description: The plant grows to 90-125 cm high with very hairy leaves and tubular yellow flowers, surrounded by white ligulets.
Color: Dark Greenish Blue
Common Uses: Chamomile is effective for skin care (most skin-types), acne, allergies, boils burns, eczema, inflamed skin conditions, Earache, wounds, menstrual pain, premenstrual syndrome, headache, insomnia, nervous tension and other stress related disorders, digestive. It has a very low toxicity, therefore it is useful for children. It is used commercially in shampoos for fair hair and it can lighten hair color
Consistency: Medium
Note: Middle
Strength of Aroma: Strong
Blends well with: Geranium, lavender, patchouli, rose, benzoin, orange blossom, bergamot, marjoram, lemon, ylang ylang, jasmine, clary sage and labdanum.
Aromatic Scent: Has an intensely sweet, herbaceous-cournarin-like with a fresh-fruity undertone
History: Chamomile is an annual native of Europe and western Asia, growing from one to two feet high. The word Chamomile is derived from Greek roots -chamos (ground) and melos (apple), referring to the fact that the plant grows low to the ground, and the fresh blooms have a pleasing apple-scent. Over the centuries, chamomile has gained a reputation as an herb of many uses. It is said to have been one of the herbs of choice of Asclepiades, a physician who lived in Bithynia around 90 B.C. Pliny the Elder, one of the most famous of Roman naturalists who wrote extensively on herb use, is said to have given over his medical care to Asclepiades, because he was so skillful in prescribing herbs.
Cautions: Chamomile is non-toxic, nonirritant, causes dermatitis in some individuals. Do not use the essential oil during pregnancy because it is a uterine stimulant.
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