What is good quality chamomile? I'm trying to get the best bang for
the buck (aren't we all). Is the chamomile tea that you get at the
grocery store good for therapeutic value?

On Aug 20, 5:15 pm, "nightrider.36" <alex.cord...@gmail.com> wrote:

No. I am actually a big fan of chamomile and *thought* I knew what
good quality chamomile was. I was wrong. Basically, just like regular
tea, if it comes in a teabag it is most likely not so good. Chamomile
should be full dried (but fresh) chamomile flowers preferably from
Egypt. The difference in smell, taste, and calming effects are night
and day. A cup of true chamomile flowers will actually knock me out
cold. Just opening the bag and inhaling produces a calming effect
similar to a regular chamomile teabag. It's a big difference. It is
extremely cheap too because a pound is a TON of chamomile. I bought a
pound last year for gifts and it resulted in four large coffee bean
bags overstuffed to max. I was able to give a bunch away and still had
two of them left.

nightrider.36 <alex.cordero@gmail.com> wrote:

Chamomile is not tea. Chamomile is used to make a tisane, not tea.
This is not a tisane group.

That said, the chamomile that smells strongest is probably the most
fresh, and that's what is important. Stick your noise in there and
smell it.

If you want the best bang for your buck, plant chamomile and grow it
yourself. It's a weed... once it gets started it's hard to get rid
of the stuff. It smells nice in the garden and the flowers aren't
bad-looking either.

I have no idea if ANY chamomile tea has any therepeutic value, but
some people find it relaxing.

On Aug 20, 4:15 pm, "nightrider.36" <alex.cord...@gmail.com> wrote:

I grew up in San Antonio and there was fresh chamomile (called
manzanilla in Spanish) at many produce markets and a spice company
called Fiesta had many things used in Hispanic culture and they had
freshly dried manzanilla whole plants sans roots... I think Fiesta
is a brand from San Antonio.
Many people used mazanilla for stomach ailments or for sleep. I
really dont know if that is a known therapeutic plant. But is was the
strongest tasting chamomile on this side of the Tex_Mex border.
And Most Mexican markets will have it, look in the spice section or
produce.
Jenn

On Aug 21, 7:50 am, klu...@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote:

Scott,

According to the RFDT charter, discussion of tisanes IS appropriate
for this NG:

Discussion relating to tea, the world's second most consumed beverage
(after water), made by infusing or boiling the leaves of the tea plant
(C. sinensis or close relatives) in water. Discussions of herbal teas
(e.g. chamomile, sassafras, etc.) are also approved, but this
newsgroup should NOT be used for advertising herbal tea products or
discussing tea as anything other than a beverage. Tea-as-medicine
discussions should take place in misc.health.alternative.

I got this from http://pages.ripco.net/~c4ha2na9/tea/faq.html#5.3. If
the charter has been updated since then, would someone please let us
know where we can find it?

Alan