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Description
Ah, what's not to love about a delicious hot cup of soothing Roman Chamomile tea? The infusion made with these delicate petals have been enjoyed for millennia. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans all revered the chamomile flower for its myriad uses as a drink, a garnish on fancy dishes, a garden flower, and for preparing an aromatic bath. In ancient Egypt, chamomile was considered so precious that the high priests of Tutankhamen compared their sunny, daisy-like flowers to the sun and subsequently dedicated it to their sun god Re (Ra). It was the ancient Greeks however who gave the plant its name. They called the plant Kamaimelon - Kamai meaning "on the ground," and melon meaning "apple."
Although the ancient Romans were exceptionally fond of chamomile flowers, even using the petals to carpet walkways in temples and palaces, the name Roman Chamomile was not coined until the mid-sixteenth century by a German botanist. While studying at a Roman university, this botanist (whose name has been lost to the ages), studied the plant by comparing it to the more common German Chamomile that most of us are more familiar with. He discovered that Roman chamomile, (Latin: Chamaemelum nobile), and German chamomile, (Latin: Matricaria recutita), are actually two distinct plants which are not even from the same genus. More obviously, he noted that the flowers of the Roman chamomile are generally larger than their counterpart, and the cone at the centre of its flowers are solid white in the other they are hollow.
Roman Chamomile imparts a delicate hint of sweet and sour apple when brewed on its own, and interestingly makes a very pleasing iced tea.
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Directions
Hot tea brewing method: Use 2-4 blossoms of Roman Camomile for one cup of water and place this into your teapot. Pour boiling water into pot and let it steep for 5-7 minutes. Strain as you pour into your cup and savour one of nature's best offerings!
Cold Brewing Method: Do not pour hot liquid directly into a glass pitcher. For one pitcher: Put 8-14 blossoms into a 5-6 cup tea pot. Pour boiling water into the pot and let it steep for 5-7 minutes. Strain and pour gently into your pitcher. If you wish, you can add ice into the pitcher or pour over ice into a tall glass. For a terrific taste add some honey, cinnamon and slices of half an apple.
Label Information
Cup Characteristics: A taste profile somewhat like crabapple with floral tones. Often used in a tea to calm the body. Add honey to enhance this taste sensation
Infusion: Light colored, but bright, mellow
Additional Information
ZooScape is proud to be the exclusive distributor of TerraVita teas, herbs and supplements in the United States, Canada and around the world. Please direct all wholesale and bulk inquiries to Simona Heather at 905-494-1785.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor. The essence of the current American rule on Traditional Uses is, as stated by FTC, "Claims based on historical or traditional use should be substantiated by confirming scientific evidence, or should be presented in such a way that consumers understand that the sole basis for the claim is a history of use of the product for a particular purpose."
