Don’t Drink Chamomile Tea Every Day, Here’s What Happens: “Watch Out”

Chamomile is one of the few plants with many beneficial properties, in particular it is very widespread and consumed for its sedative and calming capacities on our organism, therefore in case of stress and anxiety, but also for its extraordinary hypoglycemic power. It is precisely for this reason that doctors strongly recommend the consumption of this plant even for people with diabetes. But let’s try to understand something more about this plant. Chamomile, scientifically called “Matricaria recutita”, is a plant belonging to the large Asteraceae family.

This particular denomination derives from the Greek word chamàimēlon formed by chamài which means “from the ground” and mēlon which means “apple”, precisely because of the smell that resembles that of the dwarf apple. Let’s find out more about the characteristics and side effects of chamomile. This aromatic plant is bushy, its leaves are alternate and oblong in shape; the flowers are grouped in small heads and are easily recognizable because they have a white ligule and a yellow corolla.

As for the fruit, the latter is an achene about 1 mm long, light in color; Chamomile flowers are generally used for the preparation of infusions with a slightly sedative action. The plant mainly has antispasmodic properties, capable of producing remarkable muscle relaxation, thanks to the presence in its dense complex of flavonoids and coumarins.

All these beneficial combinations of active ingredients make chamomile an excellent quality relaxant, very useful in case of intestinal cramps or indigestion, but also when we experience symptoms of nervous tension and stress. Other important properties of chamomile are mucilage, which has a protective action on the mucous membranes, and coumarin, which greatly promotes the health and resistance of the capillaries, also exerting a spasmolytic, antibacterial and even antiviral action. Chamomile is also able to provide small amounts of vitamin B1 and vitamin C.

Despite all these beneficial abilities, it should not be abused. In fact, a daily consumption of chamomile does not have any negative effect on our body, but this obviously does not mean that it should be consumed in excessive quantities every day, the recommended dose is 1 to 2 cups a day, the exceeding this quota is considered abuse and it is never recommended, but in any case the contraindications are not numerous and they are not serious. Even infants and children can safely take chamomile, which helps relieve annoying colic that disturbs their sleep.