Chamomile field familiar to all from childhood.From these colors making wreaths, bouquets do, prepare infusions that can heal many diseases.A very common among young people guessing on daisy love and wish fulfillment.
Description and useful properties of chamomile Chamomile
field belongs to the family Asteraceae, grows up to 30-60 cm in height.This annual and perennial plants that are quite common in the wild, in flower beds and in the suburban areas.Flowers are appreciated for the beauty of a modest and useful properties.There are many types, and they are used in folk medicine and cosmetology.
The leaves, stems and flowers contain vitamins B, C, E, K, essential oils, proteins, tannins and resinous substances, carotene, salicylic, stearic, palmitic and oleic acids, glucose, bitterness.Drugs and infusions, which include chamomile, have the following properties:
- expectorant;
- analgesic;
- antiallergic;
- anti-inflammatory;
- laxative;
- sudorific;
- antibacterial.
- choleretic;
- diuretic;
- soothing.
Furthermore, using herbal you can get rid of a headache, organize the work of the digestive tract, improve the skin and strengthen the nervous system.That's what great benefit could bring the flowers.Chamomile is also used in the field as a treatment for the common cold and to stabilize the menstrual cycle.
cultivation, care, breeding
modest daisies prefer to grow in partial shade, they need a nutrient medium, and well-drained soil.If the plants are planted in the soil from affluent mineral content, you will need to regularly feed their organic fertilizers and mineral origin.Watering is recommended in the first days after planting or during extreme heat.
When blooming field of daisies?This process occurs at the end of spring and beginning of summer.To daisy please you as much as possible, you should regularly pick off the faded baskets.It is recommended to update the planting of about once every 5 years, as an ornamental plant with time begins to resemble wild-growing culture and can become a weed.
Chamomile field propagated by dividing the bushes and seeds.In the autumn the seeds are planted in the ground, and in the spring - in a special substrate for seedlings.
collection and use of
daisies bloom from May until late fall for such a long period of time possible to collect about 6 buds.Dry grass should be in the shade, but in the open air, and do not keep more than a year in canvas bags, paper bags or boxes.
Chamomile field is used to make medicinal tea, which is recommended to drink at intestinal disorders, gastritis and ulcers.The chamomile tea, you can add sugar, milk or honey and drink it during insomnia, extreme fatigue or stress.
During pregnancy, many herbs are contraindicated.However, daisy expectant mothers are allowed to use externally, adding solutions for douches, compresses and therapeutic baths.Take infusions of chamomile inside with great caution is necessary, because this plant stimulates the ovaries and can cause miscarriage or late delivery.
