Chamomile might not make the tabloids unless a celebrity announces that he or she drinks it every day for its health benefits. Still, it's unlikely it will make the headlines. And yet, the topic of chamomile, or chamomile tea in particular, is quite popular in certain circles.
During my recent research into the subject, I found that there are many pages about chamomile on the World Wide Web, but most of them contain nothing but general information about the plant or its uses. They touch on the very basics on what it's good for or how to use it but when it comes to getting into the depth of things, not many of them go that far.
So I took it upon myself to put together a comprehensive guide. I hope to include recipes from making simple things like brewing a cup of tea, to more complicated undertakings like making a face pack or growing your own batch of chamomile.
Many recipes I came across stop at the art of making teas, or to be more precise, infusions. As I found out “tea” is made from a specific plant called Camelia sinensis. Anything that does not include leaves from this plant is an infusion.
There are plenty of products out there who contain chamomile, but even there the details are limited. For example, when looking at a box of chamomile tea, all the ingredient list will say is “chamomile”, but it doesn't say which kind. There is more than one type of chamomile and some of them are better suited for drinks than others.
My plan is to get behind what makes chamomile so great. I will do my best to get as much information as I possibly can and to try as many different applications of this plant as possible, be it drinks, medicines, cosmetics, or whatever else I can dig up during my research.
I will post my findings on this blog so stay tuned and I hope you'll enjoy what you find.
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