Pharmaceutical chamomile used for medicinal purposes. Medicinal properties of chamomile in folk medicine. For stomach colic and exacerbation of ulcers

You can buy many medications at the pharmacy that are based on natural ingredients. After all, medicinal plants have long been used by our ancestors for therapeutic purposes, and over time their healing properties have been proven by scientists. Medicines based on medicinal herbs are often prescribed by doctors, and patients use them with pleasure. After all, such drugs have an excellent therapeutic effect, cause a minimum of side effects and have virtually no contraindications. One of the most popular medicinal plants that can be purchased at a pharmacy or collected on your own is chamomile. Let's talk about what chamomile can help with, and how chamomile is beneficial for the body?

Chamomile is a very common medicinal plant. Everyone knows it, but few people know the full range of medicinal properties of this culture.

What can chamomile help with?

Chamomile is an excellent medicinal plant for the treatment of colds and viral diseases such as sore throat, acute respiratory viral infections, acute respiratory infections and influenza.
It is also recommended to use it to correct excessive gas formation in the gastrointestinal tract and to eliminate spasms of various localizations. Chamomile perfectly improves the functioning of the digestive tract; it has a gentle effect on the functioning of the stomach and intestines. This herb somewhat activates the production of digestive juice and improves appetite.

Among other things, chamomile can be used as an adsorbent for various poisonings. It helps eliminate even very severe pain in the intestines, as it reduces sensitivity and quickly eliminates inflammatory processes.

Modern medicine specialists usually use chamomile to treat gastritis (low acidity), diarrhea, flatulence, constipation, colitis and intestinal spasms. Also, drugs based on it help cope with acute and chronic inflammation of the mucous membranes of the stomach. The use of such a medicinal herb helps to reduce swelling of the gastric mucosa and speed up their healing.

The medicinal plant chamomile remarkably stimulates the activity of the gallbladder and its ducts. In addition, it has a positive effect on the functioning of the kidneys and liver.

Many medicines for the treatment of seizures or to stop bleeding are prepared on the basis of chamomile.

But chamomile is not only a medicine for sick patients. This herb will also benefit completely healthy people. It can play the role of an excellent sedative, helping you fall asleep quickly, have a good night's sleep and not wake up in the middle of the night.
Chamomile is an excellent medicinal plant for people who are stressed and experiencing nervous tension. There is evidence that its use helps patients with neuralgic pain and increased excitability. This herb also treats headaches.

Chamomile also helps people suffering from various skin problems: rashes and irritations. It is even recommended to bathe infants in it.

Chamomile flowers are often used for the treatment of gynecological diseases and diseases of the genitourinary system. So this herb will help patients with thrush, cervical erosion and cystitis. Sometimes it is used to correct painful menstruation, uterine bleeding, etc.

The use of chamomile-based medicines helps people suffering from various diseases of the oral cavity: gum disease, stomatitis, glossitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis, etc. They even help eliminate toothache.

External use of chamomile is also indicated for patients with inflammatory lesions of the mucous membranes of the eyes. This medicine will also help cope with hemorrhoids. External use of this herb will also help treat burns, boils, painful wounds, weeping and difficult-to-heal skin rashes. Chamomile is recommended to be used to treat sweaty feet, as well as to maintain fresh skin.

This medicinal plant is widely used for cosmetic purposes: for skin and hair care.

What are the health benefits of chamomile?

Medicinal chamomile saturates the body with a huge amount of beneficial substances. Its most valuable component is considered to be essential oil, as well as glycosides, chamazulene, flavonoids and organic acids.

Consumption of chamomile has excellent anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antiviral effects. It is also capable of eliminating spasms of various localizations. This herb has good disinfectant, diaphoretic and analgesic properties. Chamomile is also a good carminative and sedative.

Additional Information

The medicinal properties of pharmaceutical chamomile are very extensive and its raw materials have virtually no contraindications. However, it should not be used in case of individual intolerance, anacid gastritis and a tendency to diarrhea. An overdose of chamomile is fraught with depression of the central nervous system, headache and weakness.

Based on medicinal chamomile, you can prepare a variety of medicines: ordinary tea, decoctions, and infusions. In addition, it can be combined with other medicinal plants - as part of herbal teas. Chamomile can be purchased at any pharmacy in the form of dried medicinal raw materials.

Before using chamomile for therapeutic purposes, it is advisable to consult your doctor. Self-medication can cause serious harm to health.

Chamomile decoction is one of the forms of preparing chamomile raw materials, in which dried flowers are poured with water, and then the solution is brought to a boil and boiled for some time (usually a very short time, literally a few minutes).

Chamomile decoction, when infused, acquires a characteristic yellow color.

A decoction differs from tea in that the finished solution is boiled for some time, and to prepare tea, the flowers are simply poured with boiling water. The difference between a decoction and an infusion is the same: it is made simply by infusing cold water on chamomile flowers, without boiling or even scalding.

On a note

The allergenic properties of the decoction are less pronounced than those of tea or infusion, due to the fact that it neutralizes various contaminants and third-party allergens - insects found on flowers during collection, dust, and other plants. For this reason, a decoction is more preferable for children.

Further, chamomile infusion can cause excessive contraction of the uterine muscles. This ability is used to enhance menstruation or stimulate it if it is late, but it can also cause miscarriage or premature birth.

Finally, chamomile weakens. Due to this, it is often used for constipation, but with a general tendency to diarrhea, and even more so at its acute stage, using chamomile decoction can be dangerous: the manifestations of the disorder will intensify.

Concentrated chamomile tea is also known to stimulate vomiting. This can be useful for various poisonings to empty the stomach, but for other diseases it is a typical side effect.

All these effects appear precisely when chamomile infusion is taken orally. When the product is applied externally, only an allergy can develop, which is usually milder than when the drug is taken orally.

The purity of the drug and the absence of large particles in it do not affect the likelihood and severity of allergies.

It is these side effects that determine a set of contraindications to the use of chamomile decoction.

Contraindications for internal and external use

There are four official contraindications to taking chamomile infusion:

Known allergy to chamomile, or allergic manifestations when taking it;
Pregnancy, in which the decoction can provoke miscarriage and premature onset of labor;
Children under 3 years of age - for taking the decoction orally, since its safety for children in the first three years of life has not been proven;
Tendency to diarrhea, or diarrhea in the acute stage.

It is not known whether the components of chamomile pass into breast milk, and therefore, for safety reasons, taking chamomile during lactation is not recommended.

You definitely cannot give chamomile decoction prepared from natural raw materials to a newborn or an infant aged 2-4 months. This medicine may cause diarrhea, allergies or other undesirable effects in him. An exception is the treatment of a child under the supervision of a doctor, when it is the doctor who prescribes the decoction for the child and indicates the rules for its preparation and dilution.

In all cases when chamomile decoction is planned to be given to a child, this remedy can be replaced with other pharmaceuticals that are more effective, safe and intended specifically for children.

On a note

In particular, giving a baby chamomile decoction in the first one or two months of life to combat colic is a typical parental mistake. Not only is colic not always caused by stomach pain, but there is also no evidence that such treatment can help the child at all. At the same time, side effects from using chamomile may well develop.

At the same time, a child of any age can be bathed in water with the addition of chamomile decoction, just as it is allowed to use the decoction externally to treat the skin or eyes (for example, for conjunctivitis). Of course, all this is allowed if the child is not allergic to chamomile - in this case, its external use will not lead to any undesirable consequences.

For these reasons, it is not recommended to constantly drink chamomile infusion instead of tea. It can be considered as a narrowly targeted therapeutic agent, the use of which is justified only in the presence of certain diseases or syndromes. There is no need for it to be taken by a healthy person, but in the absence of diseases, even a minimal risk of side effects makes its use undesirable.

Preparation of chamomile decoction

The traditional recipe for making chamomile infusion looks like this:

Dried chamomile flowers are poured into a saucepan or cauldron, and their portion should be measured in teaspoons;
Flowers are filled with water based on the proportion of 1 glass to 2 teaspoons of flowers;
Place the pan on low heat, bring the solution to a boil and boil for 3-4 minutes;
Remove from heat, cool;
After cooling, the broth is filtered through cheesecloth, and the flowers are squeezed out in the gauze.

If necessary, other herbs are added to the raw materials - calendula, onion juice, sage, oak bark, centaury, if such additives are provided for in the recipe for the treatment of a specific disease. For example, for stress and neurological disorders, a decoction is made with the addition of mint and St. John's wort; celandine is added to cleanse the skin. It is only important to remember that such supplements have both their own medicinal properties and contraindications and can cause side effects - all this must be taken into account.

It is advisable to squeeze out the remaining flowers after straining.

If you plan to give the decoction to a child, it is advisable to add honey or sugar to it to soften the bitter taste. This will also prevent your child from vomiting.

There is also a known recipe for preparing a decoction in a water bath. We talked in detail about it and about other methods of preparing a decoction (for example, not from loose raw materials, but from bags of crushed chamomile) in a separate...

In cosmetology, chamomile decoction is used to prepare homemade cosmetics. In particular, it is added to soap as an antibacterial agent; masks based on Vaseline and egg yolk, hair shampoos and face lotions are made with it.

Chamomile cream to reduce skin irritations.

Small children (usually the first months of life, sometimes up to a year old) are bathed in baths with the addition of chamomile decoction. The decoction itself is prepared in this case according to a standard recipe, and then simply added to the baby’s bath in arbitrary proportions (there is no urgent need for it, it is mainly used for the peace of mind of the mother herself).

How to use the decoction correctly, how long and how often can you drink it?

It is recommended to take chamomile decoction orally for digestive disorders and diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, 1 glass 3 times a day, half an hour before meals. After a meal, it is less effective because less of it is absorbed when the stomach is full.

When treating diseases of other internal organs, including when using a decoction not only of chamomile, but also of complex mixtures with it, the frequency and order of administration depend on the specific disease. Here the doctor must give instructions.

In a separate article, we discussed in detail how long, how often and in what quantities you should take chamomile decoction for certain...

As a rule, you need to drink the decoction for as many days as the patient shows symptoms of the disease itself. For chronic diseases (for example, chronic gastritis), the drug is taken in courses with breaks of a certain duration.

When used externally, the duration of treatment and the frequency of treatment of the skin or mucous membranes are practically unlimited. However, fanaticism should be avoided. For example, when you have a sore throat, you should gargle with chamomile infusion no more than 5 times a day, since with more frequent procedures, constant vibrations inhibit the process of tissue restoration at the site of ulcers. And, for example, you can wash your face with chamomile as often as you like - there will be no harm from it.

Who doesn't know chamomile - a meadow plant with small flowers, a yellow center and white petals, and a stem reminiscent of dill? It grows almost anywhere and does not require special care, reproducing by self-sowing. Your own “home green pharmacy” can be set up right in the garden, between the beds.

Chamomile officinalis, or chamomile, is an annual weed with a tall, hollow stem, branched from the base, with pinnately dissected leaves, externally reminiscent of a plant such as dill.

More than 40 components of natural compounds are included in its composition, including:

ascorbic acid,
a nicotinic acid,
salicylic acid,
fatty acid glycerides,
tannins,
mucus,
pectins,
Sahara,
bitterness,
Chamazulene is the main component of the essential oil in flowers.

More than 15 macro- and microelements, such as nickel, magnesium, iron, zinc, cobalt, copper, chromium, selenium, vanadium, are contained in chamomile flowers.

Beneficial properties of chamomile infusion

Effects of chamomile on the human body:

antiseptic,
anti-inflammatory,
hemostatic,
astringent,
painkiller,
sedative,
anticonvulsant,
bile and diaphoretic.

Chamomile has both medicinal and cosmetic uses. This is one of the oldest cosmetics, proposed by Hippocrates and used by beautiful Florentine women in their arsenal.

Indications for use

Chamomile infusion for hair

With the help of chamomile infusion, you can achieve straw-yellow and golden shades on blond hair. Blondes, especially natural ones, do not neglect the natural way to improve the condition of your hair and its attractiveness! This natural dye, mixed with henna or strong tea, can help combat gray hair at the roots. Chamomile infusion will not only add beauty to your hair, but also heal it. It is effective for hair loss, split ends, fragility and dullness of hair, and to strengthen the roots.

Using chamomile infusion for the face

You can get a pleasant matte shade of delicate skin if you regularly wash your face with chamomile infusion. For oily skin, the astringent properties of the plant are indispensable, helping to tidy up the face. For porous skin, chamomile is an excellent cleanser. It dries and disinfects the skin, while helping to tighten pores.

Chamomile infusion can also be used by men to relieve skin irritation after shaving or to prevent it. An infusion, prepared in advance and used daily, can relieve allergic rashes and help cope with red acne.

Chamomile infusion during pregnancy

Pregnancy is perhaps the only condition of the human body when chamomile can do more harm than good. The main rule in this case is to strictly observe the measure when dosing the infusion.

The phytoestrogens contained in chamomile tone the uterus and can trigger labor or lead to miscarriage. These are plant analogues of female sex hormones. Women whose uterus is prone to hypertonicity should refrain from self-medication even with such a harmless remedy as chamomile.

50 ml two or three times a day before meals - this diet can be followed without fear. If you suffer from headaches or early toxicosis, chamomile infusion will help better than any analgesic tablet. With the constant introduction of the infusion into the diet of a pregnant woman, irritability, anxiety, nervousness will go away, and strength will appear to cope with intestinal spasms, flatulence and other typical problems.

Taking chamomile infusion for gastritis

Chamomile decoction has a hemostatic effect, so it is rightfully prescribed by medical specialists if gastric or intestinal bleeding is suspected.

Historical fact!
The ancient Egyptians drank chamomile infusion to cleanse the stomach - monthly, on the third day. Overeating was considered the source of many diseases, and the infusion helped get rid of food excesses.

In addition to oral use for gastritis, chamomile infusion is used for therapeutic enemas, mixed with vegetable oil (60 ml of infusion + 1 tablespoon of oil). They are prescribed for hemorrhoids, proctitis and similar ailments.

The benefits of infusion for men

Interesting!
Tibetan monks were the first to offer a recipe for chamomile-based rejuvenation. The herb pulp, poured with boiling water and allowed to stand, was filtered through a special cloth and mixed with honey.

For a typical male disease - prostatitis - chamomile infusion will have a healing effect. Treatment of chronic prostatitis requires taking half a glass of freshly brewed infusion three times a day before meals. The infusion can be used both for drinking and for performing microenemas. They will relieve swelling and help improve the functioning of the genitourinary system, kill microbes and restore thinned tissues.

The use of chamomile infusion for women

Interesting!
Thanks to its active use in the treatment of female diseases, chamomile acquired the generic name “Matricaria chamomilla” (“matrix” in Latin “uterus”).

Soothing, restorative baths with the addition of chamomile infusion will help relieve fatigue, get rid of stress and gain confidence in the future.

Chamomile decoction is used for douching for inflammatory diseases of the genital organs. They help reduce pain and reduce inflammation. Injecting a chamomile solution through a syringe into the rectum is one of the oldest and most effective methods of folk treatment for inflammation of the appendages.

For painful menstruation, it is good to drink chamomile infusion, which is soothing and relaxing. After it it is easier to fall asleep, there is a chance not to wake up in the middle of the night, but to sleep soundly until the morning. You can add a little lemon balm or mint to the infusion - they will give it a piquant taste and bring their beneficial substances.

How to prepare chamomile infusion

1 way– pour boiling water directly into the mug and let it brew under the lid for 10-15 minutes. Take 200 ml of boiling water for 2 teaspoons of dried flowers. Then the infusion is filtered through a strainer and used for its intended purpose. This method is the easiest and fastest, but it does not guarantee the extraction of the maximum number of nutrients from the plant.

Method 2 – so-called "water bath". Pour 1-2 tbsp into a bowl. spoons of crushed plants, pour a glass of boiling water. The bowl is placed in another, larger pan, into which boiling water is poured, and closed with a lid. The pan is placed on the fire and boils for 10-15 minutes. At this time, steam from the boiling water at the bottom rises to the top, warming the bottom of the bowl and causing the water poured into it to practically boil. Then the pan is removed from the heat, and the infusion is left in the bowl for an hour or two. After this, you can strain and use as directed.

3 way – brewing in a thermos. Dried flowers and herbs are poured into a thermos and filled with boiling water, infused and simmered for 2-3 hours. This method is convenient for brewing overnight.

Contraindications and harm

Warning!
If used carelessly and thoughtlessly, chamomile infusion can cause harm to the human body.

The most common contraindications:

allergic reactions to the plant,
kidney and bladder diseases (in the acute stage),
mental disorders,
tendency to diarrhea,
stomach ulcer caused by anacid gastritis.

You should not drink chamomile infusion like tea - in mugs, throughout the whole day. This is a medicine, not a tasty soft drink! If you overdose on the infusion, you may feel a general depression, weakness, headache, even cough. If blood thinning medications are prescribed at the time of taking the infusion, you should avoid using chamomile - it is also capable of a similar effect.

In any case, before you start drinking chamomile infusion, you should consult your doctor.

Chamomile is a symbol of innocent and boundless love. It is traditional to use chamomile for fortune telling: “loves, does not love...”. This is not only a beautiful flower that makes summer-scented bouquets, but also a wonderful healing agent. It will saturate the body with vitamins and help get rid of pain, strengthen the immune system and relieve inflammation. A few sips of the infusion of its flowers and leaves a day is enough - and you can feel its miraculous effects.

pharmaceutical camomile (medicinal) is a very well-known and widespread plant in our latitudes. This is an annual plant belonging to the genus Matricaria, the Asteraceae family, and is found in different regions of North America, Eurasia, and other extratropical regions. Translated from Latin, the name of the plant means “uterine grass.” The fact is that it was previously used mainly for the treatment of female diseases.

Previously, chamomile grew mainly in the wild, but now this medicinal herb is actively cultivated. After all, chamomile flowers are a valuable medicinal raw material, in demand and used to treat many diseases. It is included in many drugs as an active ingredient, and is also widely used in cosmetology, as an ingredient in creams, soaps, shampoos, etc.

On average, it grows to 20-40 cm. If the stem of a herbaceous plant is very long, then this is evidence of a lack of sunlight during the period when it was actively growing. The stem is erect, quite thin, hollow inside.

The leaves are 2-5 cm long, they are located alternately on the stem. The narrow-linear leaf has dissections with sharp segments. The root is thin, taprooted, with virtually no branches. The flower baskets are small, with white petals around the edges and yellow flowers.

How does medicinal chamomile differ from its other varieties?

On the flower basket of the medicinal variety, the petals are either arranged horizontally or lowered to the bottom. The shape of the receptacle is conical, convex. The flower has a hollow head.

Chemical composition

The flowers contain the following chemicals:

bioflavonoids derivatives apigenin , quercetin And luteolin ;
coumarins (umbelliferon, herniorin);
unrelated organic acids –salicylic , isovaleric , anthemisovaya , caprylic ;
polysaccharides ;
phytosterols ;
vitamins ( , );
tannins;
protein substances;
carotene ;
mucus, gum, bitterness.

Dry baskets contain from 0.1 to 0.8% essential oil, it is called chamomile. This oil is bluish in color and contains many components. The most valuable of them is azulene chamazulene (in oil it is approximately 1-9%). Chamazulene is synthesized by steam distillation of the raw material from the lactones matrixin and matricarine. Produces a pronounced anti-inflammatory, anti-allergenic, bacteriostatic effect.

About half of the oil's composition is a number of other sesquiterpenoids: bisabolol , farnesene and etc.

Medicinal properties of chamomile

The fact that this plant has pronounced medicinal properties was known back in ancient times. Hippocrates and Dioscorides also used it to remove seizures and pain relief. Avicenna believed that this plant was an excellent tonic. But Pliny the Elder used chamomile as an antidote if a person was bitten by a snake, and its decoction is used as a diuretic.

Currently, both dried flowers (for preparing decoctions and infusions) and essential oil are very widely used in medicine.

Chamomile flowers - medicinal properties

anti-inflammatory;
disinfectant;
painkiller;
choleretic;
sedative;
antispasmodic;
anticonvulsant;
astringent (weak);
antiallergic;
carminative;
hemostatic.

Healing properties of essential oil

disinfects;
provides a diaphoretic effect;
reduces gas formation;
activates the digestion process, improves gastrointestinal functions;
reduces the severity of pain, including migraine ;
reduces the intensity of inflammatory processes;
stimulates the central nervous system, while reducing tension, reduces symptoms;
has an antibacterial effect;
dilates the vessels through which blood enters the brain;
eliminates spasm of smooth muscles.

The beneficial properties of medicinal chamomile have been proven by scientists from different countries in the process of conducting research. A special study was carried out, during which scientists from the UK determined that chamomile is able to relax blood vessels, as well as smooth muscles. And American researchers have confirmed that the product from the plant produces an anti-anxiety and antidepressant effect. In addition, scientists have proven that the stem, leaves and flowers of the plant have radioprotective properties.

Other studies were also conducted, during which scientists obtained evidence of the healing properties of this plant. The benefits of chamomile and what diseases it is used for will be discussed below.

Indications for use

In medicine, the following indications for the use of chamomile are defined:

inflammatory skin diseases, including burns , purulent wounds;
gallbladder disease;
stomach diseases, chronic and acute, in which inflammatory processes of the mucous membrane develop ( gastropathy );
diseases of the respiratory system, in which there is concern, spasm of the bronchi, swelling of the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract;
inflammatory processes of the mucous membranes;
inflammation of internal organs, in particular the genitourinary system;
allergic gastritis, and other diseases that develop as a result of increased sensitivity of the body;
connective tissue damage;
pain, including toothache and migraine .

Treatment with chamomile can last up to three months; habituation to chamomile preparations and allergic manifestations when using them, as a rule, are not observed.

Since the medicinal properties of chamomile are very diverse, it is used for various diseases and conditions. Chamomile flowers, the medicinal properties of which are described above, are used in the form of infusions, decoctions, etc.

Their use internally is indicated in the following cases:

for diseases of the digestive system - , enteritis, as well as biliary tract;
for stomach cramps, liver diseases;
high body temperature;
inflammatory processes of the respiratory system, ENT organs;
uterine bleeding, metrorrhagia after childbirth;
period pain;
respiratory infections;
severe fatigue;
high excitability;
loss of appetite.

The use of chamomile infusion externally is practiced:

as a rinse for diseases of the oral cavity (, inflammation of the gums), for toothache,;
as a lotion or compress for abscesses, ulcers, rashes, frostbite, burns, wounds that are difficult to heal;
as microenemas for;
for wiping with heavy sweating of feet and hands;
for washing during inflammatory processes of the eye mucosa;
as a means for wiping and washing for pimples and acne;
as a poultice for bruises, , .

If you purchase chamomile flowers at a pharmacy, the instructions for use will contain recommendations on exactly how to prepare the herb in the form of a decoction or infusion.

Decoction

For the decoction you need to take 4 tbsp. l. flowers and pour 300 ml of boiling water over them. Keep in a water bath for half an hour, then cool and strain, squeezing. Drink 3 times a day after meals. You should add honey to the chamomile decoction.

Infusion

You need to take 4 tbsp. l. flowers, pour them into a thermos and pour 200 ml. boiling water Leave for 3 hours. You need to drink 4 times a day in equal portions.

The decoction and infusion are stored in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days.

Soothing tea

To prepare a tea that has a calming and carminative effect, use the following ingredients: chamomile (3 parts), caraway seeds (5 parts), valerian root (2 parts). After mixing the ingredients, take two tablespoons of the mixture and pour two tbsp. boiling water After 20 minutes of infusion, strain. Drink 100 ml in the evening and in the morning.

Tea for weight loss

1 tsp. flowers need to be filled with 200 ml of water and left for 10 minutes. Throughout the day you need to drink 4-5 glasses of tea. The course should not last more than two weeks.

Baths

To prepare baths, take the entire above-ground part of the plant. For one bath you need 500 g of such raw material, pour 2 liters of water and boil for 10 minutes. Strain the broth and pour into the bath. Such baths are taken for two weeks, every other day. The procedure lasts 30 minutes. They are recommended for the following diseases and conditions:

skin diseases – , wounds;
increased nervousness, poor sleep;
peeling and dry skin;
cramps of the calf muscles;
liver diseases;
cracked heels;
consequences of x-ray exposure;
severe leg fatigue.

Cream

To prepare such a product, you need to melt 50 g of not too fatty butter and 3 tbsp in a water bath. l. vegetable oil. Add 1 tsp. , 2 yolks, 30 ml camphor alcohol, 50 ml chamomile infusion, 2 tbsp. l. honey After thorough mixing, everything needs to be poured into a glass container. This self-prepared product can be stored for up to six months in the refrigerator.

Chamomile cream should be used in the following cases:

with severe dry skin;
when peeling skin or cracks appear;
in case of laxity of the skin and turgor;
with redness and irritation.

Douching

To prepare the solution, 1 tsp. flowers need to be poured with 200 ml of boiling water and left for half an hour. The strained solution is taken into a syringe and vaginal douching is done at night. They need to be done every day for a week. Douching is done slowly. This procedure is indicated in the following cases:

inflammatory processes, however, not during exacerbations;
, nonspecific and specific.

Such procedures are contraindicated in the following cases:

after the age of 40, since at this age the moisture of the mucous membranes decreases, and douching can aggravate the situation;
during ;
during acute inflammatory processes;
in the first month after gynecological interventions.

Tampons

In the process of treating cervical erosion, tampons with chamomile are used. To prepare an infusion for soaking a tampon, you need to take 20 g of flowers and add 1 liter of water, then leave in a thermos for a day. Next, you need to take aloe leaves that have been in the refrigerator for 2 days, grind them into a paste and squeeze them out. Mix these ingredients in equal proportions. Dip a hygienic tampon into the prepared solution and place it in the vagina overnight.

Contraindications for use are similar to contraindications for douching.

Use for cosmetic purposes

For freckles

Chamomile can help get rid of freckles and whiten your facial skin. To do this, you need to take 20 g of flowers and pour 500 ml of boiling water over them. After a while, strain, add the juice of 2 lemons and half a liter of yogurt to the liquid. All this needs to be mixed well. Soak gauze pads with the resulting solution and place them on those areas of the skin where there are a lot of freckles and keep them there for one hour. Then you need to rinse off the product with cool water and apply a rich cream to your face. These masks are made three times a week.

When the face is red

To reduce the severity of redness and irritation of the skin, prepare the following remedy. One tbsp. l. chamomile flowers need to be poured with a glass of boiling water. After steeping for an hour, strain and add 1 tbsp. l honey. Soak gauze pads in the solution and apply to the skin. Keep for half an hour. When the napkin dries out, replace it with a damp one.

For acne

To reduce the severity of the rash, take 2 tbsp. l. chamomile flowers and 1 tbsp. l. dry celandine and pour 1 liter of boiling water into this mixture. After the product has been infused for half a day, it is filtered and used to wipe those areas where acne constantly appears. This must be done at least 5 times a day.

For brittle and dry hair

You need to pour 4 tbsp. l. chamomile 0.5 liters of boiling water. After half an hour, strain. Add the egg yolk and apply the solution to your hair, spreading it carefully over the entire length. After half an hour, you need to rinse your hair thoroughly. This procedure is carried out 2-3 times a week. for a month. Interestingly, if blondes use this solution, their hair will become lighter and gain shine.

This remedy is also used for various purposes.

For aromatherapy

Since this oil does not have a very pungent and intolerable odor, it is well received by both children and the elderly. This oil effectively disinfects the air and has a positive effect on the body as a whole. However, some people note that this oil has a bitter taste. To ensure a positive effect, a few drops of oil are added to the aroma lamp and such a session is carried out for about 20 minutes in the evenings.

Oral use

The oil is used internally along with honey - one tsp. honey - 2 drops. Drink morning and evening, course - one week. This remedy has a positive effect on the body in case of problems with diabetes, poor appetite, gastritis, ulcers (except for periods of exacerbation). It is also indicated to be taken for menstrual irregularities, during. The product helps reduce irritability and restore normal emotional background. Its use also has a positive effect on mental activity. However, you should know that expectant mothers, women during lactation, and children under six years of age should not take the oil orally.

External use

If necessary, the oil can be applied to the skin without first diluting it. But it should be applied pointwise: apply a cotton pad with oil to the problem area for several minutes. This use of oil is practiced for the following conditions and diseases:

diseases associated with allergic reactions -
To scent a bath, just add 10 drops. oils

Chamomile oil can also be combined with other oils, as chamomile enhances their effectiveness. These are oils of orange, lavender, geranium, sage, bergamot, marjoram, etc.

Chamomile for children

When using chamomile flowers for children, their medicinal properties and contraindications must be taken into account.

Pharmacy chamomile is used as tea for children after 1 year. For small children, you need to dilute the tea with water or buy special children's tea.

But externally, the herb and chamomile flowers are used even earlier, even before the baby turns one year old. However, the concentration of the decoction should be low.

Parents of small children should consult with their pediatrician on how to properly use chamomile flowers. The beneficial properties and contraindications for its use should be especially carefully considered by parents of infants.

Contraindications

Despite the fact that many consider this plant to be absolutely harmless, contraindications for chamomile still exist. First of all, it is important to take into account the contraindications for women - chamomile is contraindicated for pregnant women, and nursing mothers should drink it with caution. People suffering from chronic diseases, as well as those taking vital medications, should consult a doctor before using decoctions, infusions or oils. It is also not used in case of individual intolerance.

Side effects

When taken orally, the following negative effects may occur:
- increased blood pressure;
- risk of bleeding;
- vomit;
- bronchospasm, Quincke's edema - in people with intolerance.
For external use:
- allergic rash;
How to prepare and store

Flowers are collected in summer, doing this in dry weather. The highest concentration of essential oil in chamomile is observed from June to August. For external use, the entire plant is used; therefore, for this purpose, the raw materials are prepared in this way.

You need to dry the grass in the shade, while ventilating the room well.

When using a dryer, the temperature should not be higher than 40 degrees. During the drying process, the plant is not turned over to prevent the petals from falling off.

Store dried raw materials in paper or fabric bags in a dry and dark place. Used throughout the year. Since chamomile has a strong odor, it should not be stored near foods that could absorb the scent.

Chamomile is produced in the following forms:

Chamomile extract is also included in many cosmetics, ointments, and dietary supplements.

Known to everyone who has at least once turned to traditional medicine. This plant is very common throughout the planet. All the medicinal properties of chamomile can be listed for a very long time. It is widely used to improve the health of the body men, women and children.

Medicinal properties

Chamomile is an annual plant that grows both in the wild and in garden plots. Often medicinal chamomile can be found in meadows or along roads. These are small flowers with a yellow center surrounded by white petals.

Medicinal properties of chamomile help with completely different diseases, often it can replace medications. Therefore, pharmacists recommend that you always have chamomile in your home medicine cabinet, because it can be useful in completely different situations.

Chamomile can simultaneously affect the human body in several directions:

relieves pain and inflammation;
restores blood;
has a choleretic effect;
calms the nervous system;
relieves cramps and their cause;
has an antihistamine effect;
restores blood.

Due to its rich composition, chamomile is widely used in various fields. It contains many chemical compounds and substances. Its beneficial properties are found in the flowers of the plant; the shoots are less suitable for medicinal use.

Chemical composition

The flowers are the most beneficial parts of chamomile and are used for healing. They include:

vitamins B and C;
chamazulene, which has anti-allergenic and anti-inflammatory properties;
carotenes, which increase immunity and reduce the number of free radicals;
bioflanoids - apigenin, lutein, quercetin, the action of which is manifested in stopping inflammation and relieving pain. One of them, apigenin, has the properties of suppressing the development and spread of cancer cells, and also helps restore genetic formulas in RNA molecules;
coumarins are anticoagulants whose action is to fight the manifestations of tumors in the body;
various types of organic acids: salicylic, antimisic, niolic, caprylic;
polysaccharides, which are a source of energy for cells;
essential oils;
gum, which improves digestion and helps reduce cholesterol levels in the blood;
bitterness, tannins;
phytosterol, which helps restore normal blood cholesterol levels.

Chamomile is also widely used in cosmetology due to its beneficial properties. It is used to prepare shampoos and balms, creams and lotions for the face, and various cosmetics based on essential oil extracts.

Instructions for use

Chamomile must be collected from May and throughout the summer. It is better to do this when the weather is dry and warm to preserve all the valuable components of the plant.

Important! You need to choose flowers whose petals are located horizontally. If they droop, it means it’s time to fade and there will be fewer beneficial properties.

To keep chamomile for as long as possible, you should dry it in the open air and store it in glass jars.

Clinical indications

Chamomile, according to the instructions, is used externally and internally; tea, decoction, tinctures, and infusions are prepared from it. This plant is used in the treatment of:

Interesting! Chamomile was previously used as an antidote for poisonous snake bites.

Soothing tea

To prepare a soothing tea, you need to take:

3 parts chamomile;
5 parts cumin seeds;
2 parts valerian root;
mix everything and pour 2 cups of boiling water;
leave for 20 minutes;
strain.

You should drink 100 ml of tea in the evening and in the morning. If you drink tea during the day, it will help eliminate headaches and menstrual pain, and improve appetite.

Drinking chamomile tea at night can restore sleep, relieve nervous tension and fatigue.