Chamomile Tea is the tea for every season..read on to find out why

Got a cold? Try a spot of chamomile tea. chamomile extract will not only benefit your health in various and sundry ways, it will also invigorate your senses. As herbal remedies go, you just can't beat chamomile tea, especially during cold and flu season. Boy I'm telling ya, when you smell the petals of the chamomile flower, it'll make you think of fresh apple pie. Why? Because the chamomile plant smells of freshly picked apples. Chamomile should be a part of everyone's herbal medicine chest. This herbal infusion will make you long for the days of your youth when you were playing hookey from school and pretending you were sick (you know who you are out there!)

Health Benefits of Chamomile tea

Chamomile extract is known for being safe and gentle on your tummy, combine that fact with its sweet smell and it makes for herbal tea that's oh so yummy. Chamomile has been used for thousands of years as a remedy for the sniffles and for seasonal allergies, but its medicinal properties surely don't stop there. The ancient Egyptians favored this tea for its ability to fight off colds and infections. Chamomile flower has potent antiseptic applications similiar to that of oregano oil and garlic that help buid up your body's natural defenses.Put it in a pot and turn up the heat a bit, the vapors are great for clearing out your lungs. Do you or someone you know have asthma? Chamomile herbal tea can be very helpful to you on those days when you find it harder to breathe.

Let's take a look at some of the illnesses that chamomile herbal infusion can be useful for.

Allergies - Do you have issues with a seasonal allergy or two? Well let's face it who doesen't? You know I'm right.I hate that feeling, the itchy, water soaked eyes, the scratchy thoat full of moth balls, and sometimes a fever every know and then. Well, it's agood thing you happened by this article, because chamomile tea is a natural allergy and infection fighter.

Muscle cramps - Got some achy muscles? try this trick. Instead of drinking the tea, soak the tea into a was cloth and rub it into a sore, cramped muscle. there's nothing worse than having a charley horse creep up on you out of thin air.

Anxiety - Are you a worry wart? Well, if you're like most people, the stresses of life have gotten the best of you a time or two. One of the best qualities of chamomile flower is it's ability to calm and soothe your mind. It's like meditation in a tea cup. The nest time your feeling stressed or blue, just take a deep breath or five in through your nose (remember to breathe from your diaphragm as they say) then sit back, relax, and have a bit of the ol' chamomile tea. It just might be the remedy you need to carry the day's worries and fears away.

In Conclusion

Chamomile, like other herbal teas has many fine medicinal uses. It dates back to the time of the ancient Egyptians, and perhaps earlier. So, the next,time you have a cold or maybe a sinus infection, why not drink to your heath. That's what your sure to find in the bottom of an empty chamomile tea cup