Chamomile #
| Binomial / Botanical Name | Chamaemelum Nobile; Matricaria Chamomilla |
| Street Names | Chamomile |
| Major Active Compound | Apigenin (Unconfirmed) |
| Indigenous Source | Europe; Africa; Asia |
| Form | Dried Flowers |
| RoA | Oral |
| Personal Rating On Shulgin Scale | - |
SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE #
I’ve used everything from supermarket tea bags to tea pigs to raw chamomile flowers. Indeed, even though I didn’t really like the taste much (it was bland and relatively boring), I used to drink it regularly during the evenings simply to avoid caffeine. Unfortunately, in terms of psychoactively, I might as well have been drinking hot water. Despite my best endeavours I never got anything from it.
However, there are so many claims that it sedates or relaxes I can only assume that either it is just not for me personally or that it is somehow extraordinarily subtle or temperamental. Either way, I gave up on it a long time ago.
Note that despite this and perhaps surprisingly, Wikipedia states that it “has the potential to cause adverse interactions with numerous herbal products and prescription drugs”. A number of other side effects are also reported.