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Chamomile Benefits (According to Ayurveda)

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How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Recipes with Chamomile: Chamomile, Lemon & Honey Tea

Chamomile infuses your tea with a delicious floral aroma that is warm, light & airy. Its smell is reminiscent of apples, first noted by the Greeks, who named it 'ground-apple' (kamai=ground & melon=apple).

Improve Sluggish Digestion

Chamomile's bitter and aromatic tastes are perfectly combined to penetrate and dry up mucus in the GI tract, to stimulate digestion, and to expel gas. To this effect it may be combined with other digestive stimulants like ginger to reduce all forms of sluggish digestion, from acid reflux to loss of appetite.

Muscle Tonic for Early Spring Stiffness

The stimulating combination of chamomile, honey, & lemon warm up your metabolism in early spring. You can experience the warmth of honey as a mild pungency that stimulates your tongue, raises your heart rate, and warms entire body after consumption. Lemon and chamomile liquefy stagnant lymph, reducing not only swelling in lymph nodes, but flush heaviness and stiffness out of the muscles. Your limbs will begin to feel light and agile as Chamomile's mild analgesic properties provide further muscle relief. It ability to dry up excess spring moisture from mucus membranes is all the more magnified by its diuretic nature.

Relaxing for the Mind

Chamomile is known for its ability to soothe an anxious Kapha mind, as the aromatic qualities relax and refresh your nervous system, coaxing your body to sleep. As an antispasmodic, Its muscle relaxing properties are useful in headaches due to colicky blood vessels. But be careful! These soothing qualities of chamomile are easily outdone by the dryness it provokes in Vata constitutions. It's diuretic qualities may wake you up in the middle of the night. needing to visit the bathroom.

Other Uses

Chamomile oil is often added to massage oils to relieve pain. Chamomile tea bags are dipped in water, then placed on the eye to reduce inflammation and swelling.

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Chamomile, Lemon & Honey Tea

Is Chamomile Good for My Ayurvedic Diet?

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AYURVEDA'S GUIDE TO VITALITY & WHOLESOME NOURISHMENT

Your Ayurvedic diet is tailored to your individual body and your specific imbalances. With an Ayurvedic diet you feel joy and satisfaction because what you are eating truly nourishes and balances you. Disease results from diets and lifestyles that are incompatible with your nature. By eating a personalized diet matched to your body, you experience optimal health. See How it Works.

SERVING SIZE: 1 tsp

SPECIES: Matricaria chamomilla

FAMILY: Asteraceae

EAT IN: SPRING

Metabolic Nature of Chamomile

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INCREASES Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas) Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick. Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic. Learn More	LIQUEFIED ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs. LEARN MORE ABOUT LIQUEFIED CLEAR ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama. LEARN MORE ABOUT CLEAR HOT ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation. LEARN MORE ABOUT HOT LIGHT ABOUT LIGHT BIOCHARACTERISTIC Lightness is identified by reduced weight. LEARN MORE ABOUT LIGHT
TASTES The 6 Tastes Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below? Learn More	BITTER ABOUT BITTER BIOCHARACTERISTIC Bitter taste has cholagogue action - it is cold, clear, light, and stimulating. It increases digestive enzymes, laxative, and drying. LEARN MORE ABOUT BITTER PUNGENT ABOUT PUNGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC Pungency is characterized by irritation, or sharp, spicy foods that irritate the mouth such as black pepper. LEARN MORE ABOUT PUNGENT
DOSHAS The Three Doshas / Body Types According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine, people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person. Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness. Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency. Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses. The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history. The 3 functional body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha). Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry. Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed. Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded. Learn More	PACIFIES AGGRAVATES
HAS THE FOLLOWING	Subtaste: Aromatic AROMATIC Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues. SEE ALL 'AROMATIC' FOODS / HERBS Moves Energy: Outward OUTWARD Outward-moving substances stimulate circulation, push heat towards the skin, or are stimulating. SEE ALL 'OUTWARD' FOODS / HERBS Family: Asteraceae
HERBAL ACTIONS (see all)	Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Chamomile Experiences are Personal Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition. Digestion: Carminative STRONG CARMINATIVE Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines. SEE ALL 'CARMINATIVE' FOODS / HERBS , Digestive DIGESTIVE Herbs that encourage healthy digestion. SEE ALL 'DIGESTIVE' FOODS / HERBS , Spleen Tonic SPLEEN-TONIC An herb that strengthens spleen function by improving strength of the blood. Spleen tonics Builds agni, brighten the person's appearances & firms up tissues. SEE ALL 'SPLEEN-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS , Stomachic STOMACHIC An herb that increases appetite or settles a nauseas or nervous stomach. These generally increase the digestive fire, therefore relieving symptoms of sluggish or difficult digestion. SEE ALL 'STOMACHIC' FOODS / HERBS Mind, Stress & Sleep: Makes You Tired MAKES-YOU-TIRED Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep. SEE ALL 'MAKES-YOU-TIRED' FOODS / HERBS , Nerve Relaxant Grounding NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING Encourages feelings of stability and heaviness. Makes you feel settled, mentally relaxed. Mildly sedates the nervous system to ease stress. Can bring a spacey or anxious person back to earth. Reduces agitation, irritation, stress and racing thoughts. SEE ALL 'NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING' FOODS / HERBS , Analgesic ANALGESIC Pain reliever, reduces pain without eliminating sensation. Also known as anodyne. SEE ALL 'ANALGESIC' FOODS / HERBS , Anxiolytic ANXIOLYTIC Herbs that help people suffering from anxiety or panic. They promote a state of calm and often improve sleep. Most anxiolytic herbs are also nervines. SEE ALL 'ANXIOLYTIC' FOODS / HERBS , Boosts Gaba BOOSTS-GABA GABA, or gamma-aminobutyric acid, reduces nerve excitability. It is the body's primary inhibitory neurotransmitter. Thus, it promotes relaxation, calm, and sleep. SEE ALL 'BOOSTS-GABA' FOODS / HERBS , Nervine NERVINE Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature. SEE ALL 'NERVINE' FOODS / HERBS , Sedative SEDATIVE Sedative herbs create a sense of calm in the mind and body by specifically calming or quieting the nervous system. Excellent for anxiety, stress and chronic pain. SEE ALL 'SEDATIVE' FOODS / HERBS Skin Care & Beauty: Diaphoretic DIAPHORETIC An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin. SEE ALL 'DIAPHORETIC' FOODS / HERBS , Skin Tonic SKIN-TONIC An herb that strengthens and nourishes skin, improving tone, color, moisture and complexion. SEE ALL 'SKIN-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS , Vulnerary VULNERARY An herb used for the treatment of wounds (antiulcer, connective tissue tonic). SEE ALL 'VULNERARY' FOODS / HERBS Immune System: Anti Inflammatory ANTI-INFLAMMATORY Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems. SEE ALL 'ANTI-INFLAMMATORY' FOODS / HERBS , Immune Calming IMMUNE-CALMING Herbs that interrupt an allergic reaction or calm the immune system, useful in allergies and autoimmune conditions. SEE ALL 'IMMUNE-CALMING' FOODS / HERBS Heart & Circulation: Blood Thinner BLOOD-THINNER Herbs that thin the blood. Helpful for people with heart disease or clogged circulation. SEE ALL 'BLOOD-THINNER' FOODS / HERBS , Vasodilator VASODILATOR A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area. SEE ALL 'VASODILATOR' FOODS / HERBS Reproductive Health: Emmenagogue EMMENAGOGUE Herbs which stimulate menstruation. Emmenagogues are used for scanty menstruation, to relieve menstrual pain, and improve blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus. SEE ALL 'EMMENAGOGUE' FOODS / HERBS Strength, Muscle Health: Antispasmodic ANTISPASMODIC Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, hear palpitations, migraine, or IBS. SEE ALL 'ANTISPASMODIC' FOODS / HERBS Other: Grounding Constituents: Rosmarinic Acid ROSMARINIC-ACID Inhibits autoantibodies from binding to TSH receptors in the thyroid. SEE ALL 'ROSMARINIC-ACID' FOODS / HERBS

Foods with a Similar Nature to Chamomile

Turmeric

Turmeric has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Digestive, Skin-tonic, Vulnerary, Analgesic, Blood-thinner, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Carminative, Immune-calming, Vasodilator

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Saffron

Saffron has these Actions in Common

Blood-thinner, Digestive, Sedative, Stomachic, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Skin-tonic, Anxiolytic, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Spleen-tonic

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Mint

Mint has these Actions in Common

Stomachic, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Vasodilator, Anxiolytic, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Analgesic, Carminative, Immune-calming

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Cloves

Cloves has these Actions in Common

Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Anxiolytic, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Analgesic, Carminative, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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Basil

Basil has these Actions in Common

Spleen-tonic, Anti-inflammatory, Carminative, Immune-calming, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Diaphoretic, Nervine, Anxiolytic, Digestive

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Ginger (Fresh)

Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

Analgesic, Blood-thinner, Nervine, Vasodilator, Anti-inflammatory, Carminative, Spleen-tonic, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Stomachic

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Rosemary

Rosemary has these Actions in Common

Stomachic, Analgesic, Digestive, Nervine, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Diaphoretic, Immune-calming

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Mustard

Mustard has these Actions in Common

Carminative, Emmenagogue, Analgesic, Diaphoretic, Spleen-tonic, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Vasodilator

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Lavender

Lavender has these Actions in Common

Anxiolytic, Nervine, Vulnerary, Analgesic, Boosts-gaba, Sedative, Antispasmodic, Makes-you-tired, Vasodilator

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Nutmeg

Nutmeg has these Actions in Common

Analgesic, Carminative, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Sedative, Anxiolytic, Makes-you-tired, Spleen-tonic

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Chamomile

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

Anxiolytic, Stomachic, Boosts-gaba, Vasodilator, Diaphoretic, Emmenagogue, Immune-calming, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Anti-inflammatory, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Sedative

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Dong Quai

Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Vasodilator, Blood-thinner, Boosts-gaba, Carminative, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Analgesic, Immune-calming, Anti-inflammatory, Nervine

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Hops

Hops has these Actions in Common

Anti-inflammatory, Sedative, Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Immune-calming, Analgesic, Nervine

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Kava Kava

Kava Kava has these Actions in Common

Anti-inflammatory, Sedative, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba, Digestive, Makes-you-tired, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Analgesic, Nervine

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Lemon Balm

Lemon Balm has these Actions in Common

Analgesic, Sedative, Antispasmodic, Vasodilator, Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Immune-calming, Nervine

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Mugwort

Mugwort has these Actions in Common

Anti-inflammatory, Stomachic, Antispasmodic, Boosts-gaba, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Analgesic, Nervine

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Angelica

Angelica has these Actions in Common

Analgesic, Stomachic, Antispasmodic, Vasodilator, Blood-thinner, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Immune-calming, Nervine

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Yarrow

Yarrow has these Actions in Common

Carminative, Diaphoretic, Immune-calming, Stomachic, Analgesic, Vasodilator, Anti-inflammatory, Vulnerary, Antispasmodic, Blood-thinner

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Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba, Immune-calming, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Analgesic, Sedative, Anti-inflammatory, Vulnerary, Antispasmodic

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Lavender Essential Oil

Lavender Essential Oil has these Actions in Common

Nervine, Sedative, Vasodilator, Analgesic, Vulnerary, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Boosts-gaba, Makes-you-tired

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Wild Ginger

Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

Analgesic, Vasodilator, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Immune-calming, Spleen-tonic

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Impact of Chamomile

In each clinical research trial below, students from the Joyful Belly School of Ayurveda ate the selected food for 3 days and reported the pharmacological effects. See other clinical research trials for diet & herbs at Joyful Belly.