How to Make a Chamomile Tincture - What Is Chamomile Good For?

[@CiaofCleburne]

Thank you Selena. I had grown chamomile for the past several years and the scent is sooo soothing to me!! I missed it this year because we moved and I’m learning all new wildflowers in my area. Its been intense!! But i cannot wait to get more chamomile now! PS. I’m trying my best to “tame” my micro-meadow into sections to make harvest time a little less challenging. Its been interesting, esp since each flower seems to have its 2-week peak season and then there’s a whole new batch of plants blooming! Who knew there were so many wonderful wildflowers out there for us to enjoy and share w/the pollinators!!

[@salenawalker]

There’s always something to get excited about in the wildflowers. Your meadow sounds amazing. You and pollinators will love it. A beautiful gift to share with other beings ❤️🌱❤️

[@cocoyoco]

so happy I found you. you are brilliant

[@salenawalker]

Thank you for being here and for watching ❤️🌱❤️

[@jeffreyscanlan839]

Thanks for sharing. I use chamomile in formula quite a bit. My own personal favorite antianxiety tea is a blend of chamomile, lemon balm, skullcap, hawthorn leaves and berries.

[@salenawalker]

That sounds like a fantastic tea blend. I also love these four herbs together. They fully nourish the body-mind ❤️🌱❤️

[@sophiaphilips9733]

Thank you for the recipe, can’t wait to blend some :)

[@salenawalker]

@@sophiaphilips9733 happy creating

[@cassiemahlstedt2808]

Thanks so much. You shared wonderful information. I am just starting with tincturing & my chamomile is just starting to flower. I am definitely adding chamomile to my beginners apothecary. 🌱

[@salenawalker]

Brilliant. Chamomile is a great ally to have in your apothecary. Happy medicine making ❤️🌱❤️

[@JICCC]

I love chamomile, thank you for this awesome video. I appreciate you!

[@salenawalker]

Thank you for watching. I appreciate you ❤️🌱❤️

[@jasmineb8576]

Wonderful!! Thank you for sharing. I have a beautiful plant growing currently. Ill make a tincture when she's ready. How many drop should I take per dosage?

[@salenawalker]

Dosage is a very individual question. As it depends on the symptoms and severity of symptoms, how sensitive the person is and what is going on in that person. It is very different to prescribe pharmaceuticals as herbs work in an individual level. I prescribe tinctures between 5 drops to one teaspoon three times a day. So you’ll need to find a good personal dose for you.

[@Damnchaosemerald_e.e]

3:41 i never thought of that combination but i use chammimile and scull cap wich seems to be a great combination for relaxation and anti anxiety!

[@salenawalker]

Skullcap is another great combination. In fact I should do a video on Skullcap at some point ❤️🌱❤️

[@Damnchaosemerald_e.e]

@@salenawalker i would watch that lol

[@JosepineB]

Wonderful video! Subscribed today. What do you do with the inevitable bugs? I can see you do not wash the herbs and I think bugs tincture is not what we want😏Thank you!

[@salenawalker]

Thank you for subscribing. I don’t wash the herbs as this will add moisture into the alcohol and the herbs will go in saturated. For that reason I always try and harvest at least one or two days after rain. As far as bugs go they have a good opportunity to get away when I’m harvesting and in the bowl and I have a good look when going through. With extra buggy plants like elderflower I usually leave longer before tincture making to give them extra time to escape and also give it a little shake. But not too much of a shake otherwise you’ll shake out the valuable pollen! ❤️🌱❤️

[@JosepineB]

@@salenawalker thank you for your answer! I like your videos and your energy🥰 you show that very indispensable extra that I miss in other videos like giving thank to the plants for example.

[@tinybirdie4949]

I was told that if using fresh flowers, you need higher proof alcohol. Also, do you ever dry them first?

[@salenawalker]

The story of alcohol and dried over fresh I could spend a whole day discussing it and I really feel there is no clear right or wrong way. I do feel that herbalists moved towards dried matter when they moved away from growing and foraging. To me part of herbalism is connecting with the plants everyday from seed to medicine not arriving in a plastic bag not knowing what condition it’s been grown or dried in. I do personally dry herbs straight from the garden and these are totally different quality. I do this in case I run out of tincture before next season and then I’ll make it from dried. I also use dried plants in capsules, powders and tea prescriptions. My personal opinion on alcohol is herbalists have been making tinctures from alcohol with around 45% spirit and lower for hundreds of years. It doesn’t sit well with me using a percentage that is so high it’s poison for the body. There’s spirit in the plant and if you add another strong spirit that plant spirit will jump ship. Hence the need for separate tinctures and essences. A herbal tincture should contain both. If you use a lower strength alcohol you can still pull out the medicine it just takes time. That’s why traditional herbalism is now sometimes named slow herbalism. I’m not saying my way is the right way or only way but it’s the way that works well for me and my clients. You may be interested in this video I’ve done: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKnFn3-em5Jqq9k

[@RachelTeeKae]

@@salenawalker I love this answer.

[@Jesus_is_LORD444]

Did she just assume that chamomiles gender?

[@salenawalker]

Technically chamomile is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). I refer to the feminine energy in the video and many many folk beliefs would look at plants as masculine or feminine. In my native language welsh all nouns are masculine or feminine.