Things You'll Need:
- 10 teaspoons chamomile flowers, fresh or dried 24 ounces purified water Saucepan Stove Tea strainer or hand-held sieve Tea cup Honey or sugar (optional)
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Step 1
Harvest the chamomile flowers. You will need 10 teaspoons of the fresh flowers to make the tea. You can grow your own or you can hunt for wild chamomile, which is easily identified as a small, daisy-like white flower with a yellow center. If you cannot harvest your own flowers, you can buy them at a health food or spice shop.
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Step 2
Cup of TeaPut 3 cups of purified water in a pan and turn on the heat. When the water is boiling, add 10 teaspoons of the flowers to the water and let them steep for 5 minutes. The longer you let the flowers steep, the stronger the tea will be. This will make three cups of tea.
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Step 3
Strain the tea through a tea strainer or a small, hand-held sieve, into a cup. Add sugar or honey to the tea or drink it plain.
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Step 4
Save the remaining tea to drink later, to use as a mouthwash or to pat on skin irritations. The steeped flowers can be strained out, placed in a cheesecloth and used as a warm or cold poultice for injuries.
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Step 5
Strain the flowers and place them in a cheesecloth to use as a warm or cold poultice for injuries.
