Healing Herbal Power VII: Chamomile the Noble Herb

• CHAMOMILE • Anthemis nobilis Ground Apple – Whip plant
Illustration from: Image Processed by Thomas Schoepke from www.plant-pictures.de
Scientific classification From Wikipedia	Photo: by Simplicius @ 2005 licensed under GFDL ver. 1.2
Kingdom • Plantae
Division • Magnoliophyta
Class • Magnoliopsida
Order • Asterales
Family • Asteraceae
Tribe • Anthemideae
Genus • Anthemis
Species • A. Nobilis Cataria
Healing Powers Anodyne ♦ Antispasmodic ♦ Aromatic ♦ Carminative Stomachic ♦ Tonic
“Phytotechniques” - Parts of the Plant Utilized ♣ Flowers ♣
Traditionally or Folkloric Healing Applications Appetite Stimulant • Bronchial Ailments Colic • Gastrointestinal Disorders’ • Hysteria • Indegestion • Menstrual Cramps • Nervous disorders • Nightmares
External Use Earaches [drops] ♠ Eyewash ♠ Hair Brightener [tea] ♠ Open Sores♠ Wounds [poultice] ♠ Ringing Ears ♠ Swollen Glands
Roman Chamomile How could I fail to mark her from that hour? The light step, the meek grace, the watchful love With which she went about her mother's house, Feeding, sustaining, cheering that old parent, Reft of her husband, and twelve other children, And having only this ewe lamb of love To lie in her bosom, were to me divine. Up lightly rose she, ere the lark arose O'er the wide frosty meadows of the spring, To do her careful work. The summer eve Shone sweetly on her, as she sate and knit By her old mother on the lowly bed Of chamomile, or neighbouring woodland seat, Loving the green society of trees. POEMS. Thomas Aird, 1802-1876: A MOTHER'S BLESSING

Herbal Healing Power 6: Catnip

• CATNIP • Nepeta Cataria Catmint – True Catnip – Field Balm
Illustration from: Book of “Deutschlands Flora in Abbildungen” Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm)
Scientific classification From Wikipedia	This photo is a courtesy PDPhoto.org" @ The link is here.
Kingdom • Plantae
Division • Magnoliophyta
Class • Magnoliopsida
Order • Lamiales
Family • Lamiaceae
Genus • Nepeta
Species • Cataria Have a certain behavioral effect in most cats; stimulates cats' pheromonic receptors. Do not boil-steep.
Traditional Healing Powers ♦ Anodyne ♦ Antispasmodyc ♦ Aromathic ♦ Carmitive ♦ Diaphoretic ♦ Nervine ♦ Refrigerant ♦ Stimulant (mild) ♦ Tonic ♦
“Phytotechniques” - Parts of the Plant Utilized ♣ Herb ♣
Traditionally or Folkloric Healing Applications Colic • Coughs • Convulsions • Headaches (Nervous) • Hysteria • Nervousness • Spasms • Restlessness
External Use Fevers ♠ fits ♠ Hysteria ♠ Worms (enema)

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