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SOME ADVISES HOW TO USE CAMOMILE
Anthemis nobilis is English or Roman camomile. It was one of the nine sacred Saxon herbs, and was said to be under the sign of the Sun, a tribute to its very beneficial qualities. German camomile, too, was used for gastro-intestinal disorders as a soothing, warming, healing agent, and an aid to good digestion and sound sleep. It is often used as a children’s tea, being very mild in its action. Some Continental hotels still serve it to their guests as a nightcap at suppertime. It has a distinctive flavour of its own, and a slightly “slippery” taste. It gives me the same sensation on my tongue as a fine silk does on my skin. Perhaps “slithery” would be a better description.
Two teaspoons of the dried flowers in a cup of water brewed in the usual way and taken at bedtime should ensure a happy digestive system and a good night’s sleep.
The name of the herb comes from the Greek chamai—on the ground, and melon—an apple. The Spanish sherry Man-zanilla is flavoured with camomile.
The pure oil of camomile, which is used in hair and skin preparations, is a beautiful blue when distilled, becoming greenish-brown on keeping. Here is a rinse for your hair which should improve both its colour and general health.
Fair Hair Rinse
Boil | ounce of dried camomile flowers in 1 pint of water for 20 minutes. Allow to cool, and use as a final rinse after all shampoo has been rinsed off thoroughly. Leave this rinse on the hair for a beautiful perfume, too. Natural blonde hair will be kept highlighted and beautiful.
Camomile Shampoo
Put 1 tablespoon of mild soapflakes (such as Lux), 1 tablespoon of borax, and 1 ounce of powdered camomile flowers into a basin. Add about \ pint of hot water, and beat the ingredients until they form a thick lather. Wet the hair with warm water, and shampoo with this lather, massaging well into the scalp. Rinse once, and repeat. Rinse finally with warm water.
Camomile planted amongst other shrubs and annuals helps to keep them, and the soil near them, healthy and disease-free. It has often been called a plant “tonic”. Use it around the edges and in the odd spaces in your herb garden. Camomile tea has also been found very useful for the gardener. In England recent testing has proved the findings of many home gardeners, that it will prevent “damping off” of seedlings. It is prepared for garden use by steeping a handful of dried blooms in cold water for several hours, then watering the solution over the seed boxes. Unfortunately there was no specification in the publication I read as to how much water to use with the handful of blooms, so this will be a matter of experiment for you. It will certainly not harm any plants at any reasonable concentration. I have found one pint of water the best amount to use myself, and no damping off of seedlings has resulted since its use.
Any tea left over can be poured over the compost heap. Camomile extends its tonic properties even here, and will help keep the bin sweet whilst adding its personal store of mineral content, especially calcium.
You can also make a brew of the tea and add it to your bath water, for any redness or inflammation of the skin. It is gentle and soothing for sunburn.
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