Family Name: Compositae
Botanical Name(s): Matricaria Chamomilla
Popular Name(s): Camomile, Matricaria, Anthemis, Ground Apple, Roman Camomile, Garden Camomile, Low Camomile, Whig Plant, German Camomile and Wild Camomile
Parts Used: Chamomile flowers, Chamomile stalks, Whole Plant
Habitat: Grows as a weed all over dry parts of India.
Description: The stem is procumbent, the leaves alternate, bipinnate, finely dissected, and downy to glabrous. The solitary, terminal flower heads, rising 8 to 12 inches above the ground, consist of prominent yellow disk flowers and silver-white ray flowers.
Uses: Tea made from chamomile is an excellent herbal tea used by people having trouble in sleeping. Chamomile tea is also known to soothe digestion and relax the gastro-intestinal tract. It is used in cosmetics, perfumery and as a flavoring agent. It is good 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.