Camomile cream

Camomile cream is good for curing hemorrhoids and wounds, applied externally. For curing hemorrhoids you can also drink camomile (Matricaria chamomilla) tea.

To make camomile cream take 250g of pigs fat. Heat it to the temperature of frying steaks, than add 2 handfuls of fresh camomile flowers. Fry it shortly, stir and remove from fire. Pigs fat foams so be careful. Cover the pan and leave it to cool over night. Next day warm it a bit and strain. When straining press the herbs with something or squeeze them. For straining you can use strainer or cloth or both.

Pigs fat is excellent for making herbal creams becouse skin absorbs it better than artificial creams.

Camomile steam inhalation

Inhaling camomile can be realy helpful for closed nose. I have used this few times when my nose was closed so I could breathe just through my mouth. Camomile steam melts mucus in the nose, so that you can blow it out, and the airways become clearer.

If you want to try this, first you need to make camomile tea. Put 1 teaspoon of camomile in a cup of boiling water, stir and cover. After 5 minutes strain the tea and put it in a bowl, pot or cup from which you want to inhale. Tea needs to be warm, but not to hot to burn skin or airways.

Put the cup on the table, lean over it and cover your head and cup with towel. Inhale camomile steam for a while (5-10 minutes), blow your nose if you need to. You can repeat this proces (if you want to), with the same tea, reheat it a bit, or make a new one.

Some people even drink this tea after they finish inhaling, this is optional. After inhaling stay inside where is warm, do not go outside if it is cold.

Camomile for relaxing

Camomile (Matricaria chamomilla) is very soothing for nervous system. If you are anxious, feeling bad or just want to relax drink cup or more camomile tea and soon you will feel better.

Because it calms nerves, camomile works wonderful if you have trouble with sleeping.

I like to drink a cup of camomile few hours before going to bed. Works fantastic, helps me to sleep better, to have nicer dreams and to wake up more rested.

To make tea put 1 teaspoon of camomile in 1 cup of boiled water, stir it, cover and leave for 2 minutes, then strain. Enjoj!

My favourite herbal tea

Herbal mixture made from camomile, nettle and yarrow is my favourite herbal tea by taste and strength. I drink it from time to time just as a prevention, or as a remedy to cure or to relieve a symptom.

It is good for allergies (respiratory, etc), cold, preventing urinary infections (bladder). It relieves PMS symptoms and menstrual cramps if you drink it few days (or a day depending on the problem) before a period.

Can also be used for lots of others symptoms and diseases, for witch this herbs are good for, and the list is long.  Camomile, nettle and yarrow are very strong herbs, used together they make a tea with good taste and you get a part of curative properties from each herb.

To make tea take a bit of each plant (dry), so that you get about one teaspoon of mixture. Put one teaspoon of mixture in a cup of boiled water, leave it covered for 2 minutes, than strain it.

For me this herbal mixture is a good evening tea, especially when it's cold out side.

Camomile (Matricaria chamomilla)

Nettle (Urtica dioica)

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)