CHAMOMILE TEA – (#DestressYourself)

Botanical Name: Matricaria Chamomilla

Chinese Pinyin Name: Huang Chu Ju

My Greek husbands’ mother would drink a cup of chamomile tea every evening.  It looks like a daisy flower as they are both members of the Asteraceae family.  It is my go-to single use herb for destressing.

Here are just a few of its healing properties.

Chamomile tea helps to reduce anxiety and aid sleep.

It contains a flavonoid called apigenin and acts as an effective natural sedative relieving anxiety and stress.  A good night’s sleep keeps those cortisol (stress hormone) levels at bay.

Chamomile tea is a great digestive as well.

Soothes skin rashes and bruising.

Decreases inflammation in the body.

It’s gentle enough to drink every day.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine we categorize like so;

Temperature: cool

Channels: It enters the meridians AKA channels of the Lungs, Large Intestine, Spleen, Liver & Pericardium.

Taste: sweet, bitter

Main Actions: It regulates the circulation of Qi (energy), thus removing stagnation (inflammation). Calms Shen (spirit-mood) soothes digestion.