Description
Chamameleum nobile
France
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Picture: German chamomile is on the left and the roman on the right
Roman Chamomile is a sweetly aromatic evergreen perennial. The flowering head comprises a yellow disc with white florets. Flowers are borne singly on long erect stems and are a favourite with bees and butterflies.
The yield is quite small only 1% which is reflected in the price.
the oils clear to pale yellow sometimes with a hint of blue due to the chamazulene content. The odour profile is one of bittersweet herbaceous hay like notes with a warm and fruity overture.
The main properties of roman chamomile are anti-neuralgic, anti-rheumatic, calmative, digestive, and anti-inflammatory.
It is an effective in claming the nervous tension, irritability, headaches. It stimulates digestion, eases abdominal pain, pmt, irritable bowels, morning sickness
One of the safest oil to use with children to ease tantrum, tummy upsets
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