Chamomile
Botanical Name: Anthemis nobilis
Unani Name: Babunag
Taste: Bitter, aromatic
Mizaj: Heating & Drying in the first degree
Actions:
- stomachic
- carminative
- anti-epileptic
- antipyretic
- nervine
- antispasmodic
- emmenagogue (emetic & cathartic in larger quantities)
Therapeutic uses:
- dyspepsia
- torpid (sluggish) liver
- reducing body heat
- externally to soothe skin rashes, sprains, etc
Dosage/Application: 1-2 capsules per day or 1-2 teaspoons infused in a cup of water
Reference:
Chishti, Ghulam Moinuddin. The Traditional Healer's Handbook: A Classic Guide to the Medicine of Avicenna. Inner Traditions/Bear, 1991.
Ody, Penelope. The Complete Medicinal Herbal. Dorling Kindersley, 1993.
Culpeper, Nicholas. Culpeper's Complete Herbal: Consisting of a Comprehensive Description of Nearly All Herbs with Their Medicinal Properties and Directions for Compounding the Medicines Extracted from Them. W. Foulsham, 1952
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