Digestive

Manzanilla (Chamomile) Tea

Stomachaches, colic, nervousness, sleeplessness

AilmentsStomach AcheColicAnxiety & NervesSleeplessness

Manzanilla (Chamomile) Tea — traditional remedy ingredients

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Region

Europe / Latin America

Tradition

Curanderismo; also broader European herbalism

Era

Ancient (Europe); adopted into Latin America post-1500s

Science

Partial

Today

Widely Practiced Today

Instructions

Ingredients

Dried chamomile flowers: 1 tablespoon (or 1 chamomile tea bag)

Water: 1 cup, just off the boil (about 194 to 205°F)

Honey: to taste (optional)

Step-by-Step

Boil the water, then let it sit for about a minute so it's just off a rolling boil.

Steep: place the chamomile flowers (or tea bag) in a cup or teapot, pour the hot water over them, and cover.

Wait: let steep for 5 minutes, covered, to keep the aromatic oils in the tea.

Strain and sweeten: strain out the flowers, add honey if desired, and drink warm.

Tips

For babies with colic, a much more diluted version is traditionally used (a small amount of very weak tea) — always check with a pediatrician first.

Manzanilla is traditionally drunk after meals for digestion, and before bed to ease sleeplessness.

Cover the cup while steeping — this traps the calming aromatic oils that would otherwise evaporate.

Traditional logic

Mild calming, warming herb believed to soothe digestion & nerves

Background & history

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Where it comes from

Europe / Latin America

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This is a historical and cultural reference, not medical advice. Many of these remedies have never been scientifically validated, and folk reasoning (humoral theory, “hot/cold” classifications, spiritual causation) reflects older explanatory traditions rather than modern medicine. Ratings reflect community opinion, not clinical evidence.

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