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Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
A small daisy used for centuries as an evening tea for restlessness and mild digestive cramp.
Flavor
Apple-sweet, hay, and a faint bitterness — like a warm orchard in a cup.
Symptoms
insomnia, anxiety, indigestion, cramps, irritable skin
In favor
Long kitchen-herb safety record in healthy adults
Against
Cross-reacts in people allergic to ragweed and other Asteraceae
Grow lab
Yes
Days to harvest
60–70 days from sow to first flush