Chamomile Flower Tincture, a Chinese herbal medicine, is the distilled liquid of the inflorescence of the chamomile plant in the Asteraceae family. It is cultivated throughout the country, with the most cultivation in Henan, Anhui, and Zhejiang provinces. It has the effect of clearing the mind and improving vision, and is used to treat dizziness and vertigo.
[Effects and Functions of Chamomile Flower Tincture]
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that chamomile flower tincture has the effect of clearing the mind and improving vision, and is used to treat dizziness and vertigo.
"Compendium of Materia Medica Supplement" states: "Clear the mind and improve vision, treat dizziness and vertigo."
[Morphological Characteristics]
Chamomile is a perennial herbaceous plant, 60-150cm tall. The stem is upright, with or without branches, and covered with soft hair. The leaves are alternate, short-stalked, ovate to lanceolate, 5-15cm long, pinnately shallowly lobed or half lobed, with a wedge-shaped base, and covered with white short soft hair on the underside.
The inflorescence is head-like, with a diameter of 2.5-20cm, varying in size, solitary or clustered at the top of the stem or branches. The bracts are multilayered, with the outer layer green, linear, membranous at the edges, and covered with soft hair on the outside. The ray florets are white, red, purple, or yellow. The achene is undeveloped. The flowering period is from September to November.
[Habitat Distribution]
Chamomile flower tincture is a cultivated species, with a wide variety of cultivated varieties and varied inflorescence forms and colors. It is cultivated throughout the country. The most cultivation for medicinal use is in Henan, Anhui, and Zhejiang provinces.
