German chamomile is used medicinally against sore stomach, Irritable Bowel Syndrome and as a gentle sleep aid. It is best taken as an herbal tea, two teaspoons of dried flower per cup of tea. Against sore stomach take one cup every morning without food for 2-3 months. It is also used as a mouthwash against oral mucositis.[Juneby’s Medicinal Plants]. It has also acaricidal properties against certains mites, such as Psoroptes cuniculi. The primary active ingredient of the essential oil from German chamomile is bisabolol.

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