Benefits of Drinking Chamomile Tea!

Chamomile is a timeless, popular herbal remedy, which, in its tea form, is a beautiful golden colour with a fruity floral fragrance. This tea is made from dried yellow flowers from the Aster family (daisies), which grow in Europe, Asia, Australia and the USA during the early summer months.

Chamomile tea has long boasted an amazing reputation for outstanding health and healing benefits. The flower contains twenty-eight terpenoids and thirty-six flavonoid compounds, including the bioactive components flavonoids, terpenoids, coumarins and mucilage, which together give chamomile its therapeutic touch of anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antispasmodic and antioxidant properties.

Here are some of the key health benefits of chamomile tea:

1) REDUCES STRESS AND ANXIETY

Chamomile tea is famous for relaxing the nerves and soothing the entire nervous system. It elevates levels of glycine - a known nerve relaxant - in the body, lending itself excellent for stress and anxiety relief.

2) AIDS SLEEP

Chamomile tea is relaxing, but did you know it is also a natural sedative? Taken thirty minutes before bed, a warm or hot cup of this golden herbal brew can aid you in falling into a deep sleep. It is caffeine-free.

3) SKIN BENEFITS

Either ingested internally or applied topically to the skin, chamomile works wonders for the skin for a range of conditions.

-Acne

Chamomile tea, applied topically to the skin, fights acne breakouts due to its anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties. You can use this tea as a natural cleanser - chill the tea first before applying it to your skin.

-Complexion

Chamomile tea helps to fade marks from regular spots, acne scarring and age/sun spots with its skin lightening properties.

-Youth-boosting

This tea is a powerhouse full of antioxidants, which shield the skin from the damage caused by free radicals and accelerate the regeneration of cells and tissues. The astringent properties of chamomile also help to tighten pores.

-Skin moisturizer

Consumed regularly, this tea nourishes and hydrates skin deeply from the inside out.

-Reduces puffy eyes and dark circles

Placing cold chamomile teabags under the eyes lightens dark undereye circles and reduces undereye puffiness via reducing inflammation. It also tightens the skin and brings an overall radiant and more alert look to the eye area.

4) HAIR BENEFITS

-Beautiful hair

Chamomile tea visibly lightens hair, especially when used over time. For blond hair, a chamomile rinse adds radiance and vibrancy to the hair colour. For brunette, rinsing with chamomile tea for the final rinse adds a gorgeous golden sheen to dark hair.

-Healthy scalp

Thanks to its moisturizing and soothing properties, rinsing with chamomile tea can also prevent dandruff and soothe an itchy scalp.

5) SKIN CONDITIONS

-Treat sunburn

Chamomile tea contains antioxidants, is soothing and is anti-inflammatory. It can be applied topically to sunburnt skin (make sure to chill first).

-Soothes allergies, rashes, skin conditions and insect bites

Because of its powerful antioxidants and relieving properties, when dipped over skin areas prone to allergy or irritation, chillled chamomile tea can work to soothe skin irritations, including eczema and psoriasis. Ingested internally as a tea, it soothes the entire system and can help to rid you of allergy symptoms.

-Treats cuts and wounds

The Ancient Greeks, Ancient Egyptians and Ancient Romans all applied chamomile topically to wounds because they knew it sped up healing due to its anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties.

6) INTERNAL ISSUES

-Soothes stomach complaints, IBS and digestive issues

As it is antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory, chamomile tea also acts as a powerful digestive relaxant which can be used to treat stomach cramps, indigestion, IBS, heartburn, nausea and diarrhea. It also reduces the formation of gas and bloating in digestive tracts.

Drinking chamomile tea twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, can treat IBS, stomach cramps and gastroenteritis.

-Decreases muscles spasms and alleviates period pains

Due to its anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic properties, chamomile helps to alleviates menstrual cramps through relaxing the uterine muscles and decreasing the production of prostaglandins - hormone-like substances that cause inflammation and pain during menstruation. The increase in glycine levels also reduces muscle spasms.

-Reduces swelling and pain for injuries

Drink some chamomile tea or apply a compress with chilled chamomile to the area to reduce inflammation and swelling.

-Treats colds and boosts the immune system

The tea fights off common colds by reducing inflammation and works to boost the immune system with its antimicrobial properties. The American Chemical Society´s Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry found that participants in a study who drank five cups of German Chamomile tea a day, over a control period of two weeks, showed a significant increase in antibacterial activity in their bodies.