Page 26 - AstralRealm Magazine - October 2019

Cuts and burns Chamomile can be used as a salve for

cuts, burns, and wounds. It was used for this purpose
by the ancient Egyptians, Romans, and Greeks.

Because of it’s anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and

antimicrobial properties it works especially well on
burns. Chamomile allows for cuts and burns to heal

faster when used topically and ingested in the form of

tea, and so is particularly useful when experiencing
wounds that are healing slowly.

Cleaning of the mouth

Chamomile is also used for the purpose of keeping the
mouth clean, and treating inflammation of the gums,

abscesses, and to help heal a disease of the mucous

membranes called mukositis due to the ingredient in
the oil of the chamomile called bisabolol.

Cancer
There exists ongoing research to explore the degree

to which chamomile reduces cancerous cells, and how
it reverses abnormal growths in cells. Studies that

have been conducted in-vitro to investigate how
effective chamomile may be concerning preventing

and treating cancer. An ingredient found in chamomile,

called apigenin, appears to inhibit the growth of cancer
cells, because apigenin acts as an anti-androgen.

Chamomile combined with other things such as

ginseng, cranberry, green tea, grape skin and seeds,
reishi mushrooms, was shown to inhibit an aggressive

form of cancer in a study involving animals in a
laboratory study, which was published in the journal

“anti cancer research” in October of 2009. All of the
herbs mentioned have been shown to posses individual