Chamomile Tea Benefits

Chamomile tea benefits have been widely acknowledged and recognized for centuries.


Chamomile tea comes from herb Matricaria recutita, also known as manzanilla. Its flowers and leaves have been brewed for centuries and drank as a fragrant and flavorful tea. Chamomile tea's reputation as a medicinal tea shows little signs of abatement.


Chamomile tea has been regarded as a medicinal cure-all. It had been considered a universal remedy by the ancient Egyptians. Now, researchers in England have found new evidence that the chamomile tea may actually help relieve a wide range of health ailments, including colds and menstrual cramps.


The researchers have found that drinking chamomile tea was associated with a significant increase in urinary levels of hippurate (breakdown products of certain plant-based compounds) and glycine (an amino acid).

The presence of those components appear to contribute to the following Chamomile Tea Benefits:

Chamomile tea boosts the immune system and fight infections associated with colds

Chamomile tea relieves muscle spasms and menstrual cramps in women

Chamomile tea relaxes the nerves

Chamomile tea soothes the stomach

Chamomile tea reduces inflammation

Chamomile tea improves liver function

Chamomile tea helps relieve back pain

Chamomile tea helps relieve rheumatism


Levels of both hippurate and glycine remained elevated for up to two weeks after the study participants stopped drinking the tea, indicating that the compounds may remain active for quite some time, according to the researchers.