does camomile tea really makes you relax? why?

Question

My mom, bought tons of camomile tea, but i never try to drink it. Yesterday my girfriend said that camomile tea is some sord of herbal tea, that can be used for medication or something

Answer 1

Oh yes, Chamomiles have been used for centuries in teas as a mild, relaxing sleep aid, treatment for fevers, colds, stomach ailments, and as an anti-inflammatory, to name only a few therapeutic uses. Extensive scientific research over the past 20 years has confirmed many of the traditional uses for the plant and established pharmacological mechanisms for the plant's therapeutic activity, including antipeptic, antispasmodic, antipyretic, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiallergenic activity. In addition to medicinal use, chamomiles enjoy wide usage, especially in Europe, Latin America, and the U.S., as a refreshing beverage tea and as an ingredient in numerous cosmetic and external preparations. If you want a pharmacological breakdown of the whys, please follow the link in sources below.

Answer 2

There are NO clinical studies that show that ANY herbal tea including Chamomile tea helps you fall asleep. It s more myth than based in fact. The people that claim it puts them to sleep or makes them sleepy are most likely feeling Placebo Effect. Try some OTC sleep aids or a shot of NyQuil will usually do the hob for me when I really have trouble sleeping.

Answer 3

Doesn't work for me, but it works for my 2 young children. I used to mix the formula with 1/2 water and 1/2 chamomile tea and it helped him to relax and sleep when he had colic.

It may just be how sensitive you are to certain things. Some ppl it works, some it doesn't, but it's supposed to help you to relax a little.

Answer 4

For the best answers, search on this site https://shorturl.im/axFvt

Make sure you get caffene free! Try sleepy time tea. Or heres a nice recipee if u are at least 21.... sleepy time tea with some brandy and a lil honey....you'll be ready for bed.

Answer 5

I have never had a Chamomile tea, it has some ingredients that I can't take but found a site that explains Chamomile tea's health benefits. I do have regular tea and does help relax me.

Answer 6

Yes, it has anxiolytic properties. I would drink it to come down from a panic attack or a flashback, or after a night terror.

Here are some of the benefits of it (Wiki):

Major chemical compounds present within chamomile include apigenin and alpha-bisabolol.[2][7] Other compounds in chamomile include: sesquiterpenes, terpenoids, flavonoids, coumarins such as herniarin and umbelliferone, phenylpropanoids such as chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid, flavones such as apigenin and luteolin, flavanols such as quercetin and rutin, and polyacetylenes.[2][9] Apigenin has demonstrated chemopreventive effects against cancer cells in the laboratory,[14] and alpha-bisabolol has been shown to have antiseptic properties, anti-inflammatory properties, and reduces pepsin secretion without altering secretion of stomach acid.[9]

Anticancer effect – Studies have shown that chamomile extracts have in vitro growth inhibitory effects on cancer cells in skin, prostate, breast, ovarian, prostate cancer cell lines with minimal effects on normal cells.[2]

Anticoagulant effect – Coumarin compounds in chamomile such as herniarin and umbelliferone may have blood-thinning properties. However the mechanism is not well understood.[15]

Antiinflammatory effect – Several chemical constituents of chamomile such as bisabolol, chamazulene, apigenin, loteolin possess anti-inflammatory properties although exact mechanism is not well characterized.[2]

Antimicrobial effects – Chamazulene, alpha-bisabolol, flavonoids, and umbelliferone have antifungal activities. A number of in vitro studies showed chamomile’s antimycobacteria acivity, inhibition of the growth of poliovirus and herpes virus,[16] blockage of aggregation of Helicobacter pylori and numerous strains of Escherichia coli. Chamomile oil was demonstrated in studies to be effective against gram-positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus salivarius, and Bacillus species.[17]

Antispasmodic/antidiarrheal effects – Bisabolol and flavonoids have demonstrated antispasmodic effects in animal experiments. In human studies, chamomile tea in combination with other herbs (vervain, licorice, fennel, balm mint) was shown to be effective in treating colic in children. Flavonoids and coumarins are considered smooth muscle relaxants.[2][18]

CNS/sensory effects - Chemical compounds present within chamomile bind to GABA receptors, modulate monoamine neurotransmission, and have neuroendocrine effects.[7]

Answer 7

i love chamomile tea. i also love green tea, lemon tea, and many other teas. i don't know if it really makes you relax. but i do know that all teas are better and healthier than coffee. that's why i love tea so much and rarely drink coffee.

Answer 8

I dont know why it works but it does, it relaxes you, drink a hot cup at bedtime .it is a herb, good stuff.

Answer 9

It doesn't work worth crap!!! Try Kava tea now that will work. It is the equivalent of Valium or Xanax.

Answer 10

my mom bought it I don't know if it works.