Chamomile

Centuries of dedicated use backs up chamomile's credibility as a cure-all for menstrual cramps, insomnia, skin irritations, and stomachaches.

You know how a box of herbal tea is $3-$4? It's much less expensive to buy it in bulk. How much you ask? When you buy it in bulk, you get 20 times as much for the same price!

It's the main ingredient in all of the sleepy-time teas. I like to drink it when I can't sleep, am feeling uptight or just want to relax.

The following is from the article, 'Make Your Own Chamomile Tea' by Alan Hayes.
http://www.echonews.com/948/natures_way.html

Chamomile tea has a light, apple-like taste and is rich in calcium. It is a time-honoured remedy to soothe gastrointestinal disorders, to relieve menstrual pain, to calm the nerves, and to help prevent migraine headaches. A cup of chamomile tea at night is said to induce sound natural sleep and calm an overactive brain. It is an ideal drink at study time or when under stress, and students and tired business people will benefit from a cup of chamomile tea at the end of a day.

Because of its low toxicity, chamomile is especially suitable for children. It will soothe skin disorders such as acne, burns, stings, and rashes, and is excellent for conjunctivitis, infants' teething problems, rheumatism and neuralgia. To ease rheumatism and other aches and pains massage the affected spot with a blend of 25 ml of soy oil and two drops each of chamomile and rosemary oils.

To make it, all you have to do is steep 2-3 teaspoons in a cup of hot water.

That's it.