What Is Chamomile Used for? Potential Benefits, Side Effects, Types, and More
By Sheryl Huggins Salomon
Medically Reviewed by Kelly Kennedy, RD
Chamomile can help calm your nerves, but the herb may not be safe for certain people, including pregnant women.
Few rituals are as calming as settling in for the evening with a steaming cup of fragrant chamomile tea just before bed. Still, how much do you really know about the herb steeping in your teapot?
What Is Chamomile Exactly, and Where Does the Spice Come From?
Two different, related plants that bear the name of chamomile are used for medicinal tea purposes: Matricaria recutita, also known as German chamomile; and Chamaemelum nobile, also known as Roman chamomile. Both belong to the Asteraceae family of flowering plants that include daisies and sunflowers. The most common variety in use is German chamomile, which is what people are usually talking about when they refer to chamomile. It is native to Europe and western Asia, but it’s now grown across the globe. (1,2)
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