Knife Cut

Common name: Chamomile

 

Genus: Chamaemelum

 

Species: Nobile

In season: Has a continuous bloom

 

Habitat: Tall Grass Prairie

 

Uses: Cuts, Scrapes, and Abrasions. Also used as an anti-fungal and anti-bacterial

 

Preparation: Use flowers and leaves to make a tea or use essential oil (steam distillation to exract the oils from the flower) from the plant to make a wash. It can also be made into a poultice.

 

Active Chemical: Azulene: an anti-inflammatory agent

 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azulene

 

Chamomile Matricaria recutita. (n.d.). Retrieved September 8, 2015, from http://www.anniesremedy.com/herb_detail13.php

Chamaemelum nobile - Natural medicine facts. (n.d.). Retrieved September 8, 2015, from http://www.naturalmedicinefacts.info/plant/chamaemelum-nobile.html