Tired, puffy eyes? Chamomile teabags can be your best friend.
Better yet, steep the teabags to make yourself a relaxing cup of tea, pop the used teabags in the fridge while you drink the tea, and you’ll be in a great mood for a quick bit of shut-eye while lying down with cool teabags on your eyes before a big night out.
Expert as you are in the use of chamomile teabags, those aren’t the only benefits of chamomile. And there are several varieties, German (Matricaria recutita) and Roman (Anthemis nobilis) being most common.
Let’s take a closer look at them today.
Members of the Asteraceae family, these herbs are legendary, with a long history of use through ancient Rome, Greece and Egypt. Loved far and wide, chamomile has long been treated as something of a cure-all. It’s sometimes even referred to as European ginseng because of this belief.
While German and Roman chamomile are from the same family and both have daisy-like flowers that are steam distilled to produce essential oils, the plants have different needs for growing conditions. And their essential oils have different key constituents, too.
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German chamomile is high in bisabolo oxide A and trans-beta-farnesene, whereas Roman chamomile is high in [isobutyl angelate + isamyl methacrylate] and isobutyl angelate, all of which means a lot to chemistry whizzes but doesn’t tell a layperson much.
That’s why I highly recommend you invest in at least one reputable essential oil encyclopedia or reference book when you start using the oils.
As long as you’re following guidelines for safe use you can’t do any harm when choosing essential oils to try, but if you have no clue which oils to use with specific targets for improvement, you’re willy nilly firing off arrows that could lack the necessary ‘ingredients’ (aka ‘constituents’) to hit those targets and effect a change.
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Anyway, back to those constituents which not only have individual effects on our body, mind and soul, but they harmonise to create a ‘snowflake’ with its own unique properties and benefits.
Both German and Roman chamomile are tremendous for relaxation and helping let go of the past and freeing up your mind to be present. If this is the fifth time you’ve tried to read this paragraph, reach for some chamomile.
They are also very nurturing for the appearance of the skin so you’ll find them often used in skincare.
So generally speaking, in spite of having significant differences in constituents, they have similar benefits from an overall feel-good perspective. Their different constituents come more into play when specifically targeting their uses. Please refer to your trusty reference book for that kind of nitty gritty help.
How do you use them?
German and Roman chamomile essential oils can be applied on location and to chakra points as desired. Both are very gentle but dilute as needed. You can also diffuse them and inhale them directly from the bottle. If the label indicates it’s safe to do so, you can consider ingesting them, too.
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