Plant profile · Europe
Chamomile
A small daisy with a large reputation. Chamomile is the cup people make when the day needs a softer edge — stomach, nerves, and bedtime in one flower.
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Benefits and traditional uses
- Gentle digestive tea
- Evening calm
- Easy annual for a healing garden
European household herbalism treats German chamomile as a family tea: after meals, before bed, and for a taut nervous system. The apple-scented flower is the medicine.
Precautions
- Aster family allergy, including ragweed cross-reaction.
- Rare allergy can be significant. Start with a weak cup if you are sensitive.
Prepare
Steep the dried flower covered, 5–10 minutes. Strain well. A strong cup is still a tea, not a sedative drug.
Dosage
Dosage is not provided in this prototype. A later sourced record can sit here. Do not treat any number on this site as a prescription.
Grow
Cool season annual. Direct sow in spring. Harvest flowers often to keep it blooming.
Easy from seed · Harvest often · Self-sows lightly
Cultural context
Character-led stories and cultural notes will live here once Maria’s research pass is in. Region on this card: Europe.
Buy
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German chamomile seed
A whole tea garden from a pinch of seed. Harvest the little daisies all season.
$5
