The beneficial properties of pharmacy chamomile are known to many. But few people know how to grow this plant in their garden. But this is not difficult at all. A little strength and patience, and you will grow your own "cure" for many ailments.
Distinctive features
Chamomile pharmacy, the cultivation and care of which is not at all complicated than for others perennials, is an annual herb about 35 cm tall. Her root is thin and branched, having a light brown color. The leaves are as if cut into narrow segments. The color of the petals of the flower is white, the middle is yellow. A distinctive feature of chamomile is a honey-apple flavor.
The composition of the flower contains apiin, essential oil, phytosterol, vitamins, mucous membranes and tannins and many other components that make chamomile so valuable for medicine.
Sowing and care
The plant propagates by seeds, which should be sown in August-September, because it is during this period that a sufficient level of moisture is provided. If you sow chamomile in spring, the seeds can simply dry out.
The site selected for planting should be prepared in the summer, digging it to a depth of 25 cm and making compost or manure. The next time you have to dig the soil immediately before sowing. Sowing chamomile is quite difficult, because it has very small seeds. It will be much easier to accomplish this task by pre-mixing the seeds with sand. Further, uniform sieving is carried out to a depth of 0.5 cm.
In spring, when the air temperature approaches 5 degrees, the seeds will germinate. When the first leaves appear, seedlings should be thinned out, and then, throughout the season, weed and loosen the soil. Flowering will come when the air warms up to 25 degrees, and will continue all summer.
The healing properties of chamomile pharmacy
On the basis of this plant, many medicines, infusions, decoctions and other therapeutic agents are made.
Infusions, for example, have antiseptic, hemostatic, diaphoretic, choleretic, anticonvulsant and anti-inflammatory effects.
Essential oil relieves pain, reduces inflammation, disinfects, dilates blood vessels, reduces gas formation, and enhances breathing. But it should be noted that more doses of the substance can cause weakness and headache.
Decoctions will help get rid of dandruff, and also improve the general condition of the hair.
Chamomile is also used for cosmetic purposes. After all, it has anti-allergic, softening, moisturizing and wound healing effects on the skin.
Now, knowing almost everything about growing and caring for a pharmacy chamomile, you can plant these lovely flowers in your summer cottage. And in girlfriends you can plant and petunia.
