Hello, I am Chamomile (Matricaria recutita). I have a beautiful small flower and look like the sun with happy rays of light radiating out from my center. I am very gentle and versatile and probably the most widely used relaxing herb to nourish and calm the nervous system in the Western world. I have so many gifts to offer you I hardly know where to start.  For the little ones – a cup of me in tea form added to babies bathwater is very gentle and calming.  I can also be very helpful for colic. Rub a tea of me on the gums of little ones when they are teething or have them take me in homeopathic form.  Make popsicles out of me to relax and calm down hyper and agitated children.  Drinking a cup of me before bed helps all ages with insomnia.  When you’re nervous and anxious and feel it in your gut vs. your head or chest, then I am the herb for you. Lemon balm and I are friends and work very well together for this.  In fact, I am good for the whole digestive track, from upper to lower.  I soothe inflamed conditions in your GI tract such as IBS and Crohn’s. If you have ulcers or GERDS , try a cup of me in tea, or even better, add my good friends Calendula and Marshmallow root.  We have great synergy together for these conditions.  I feel like I am bragging and I could go on and on but besides being small yet mighty, I am also humble. You can find me at Red Clover Herbal Apothecary Farms annual plant sale in May and take me home and plant me. My flowers will keep growing all summer long if you keep harvesting me.