Recipe

Chamomile flower honey

Herb:: German chamomile Matricaria chamomilla
Method:: Honey macerate
Plant part:: Flower

About 5 minBeginnerRecipe science profile

Procedure

Use food-grade dried chamomile flowers and clean, dry utensils.
Mix crushed flowers to taste into a portion of honey for immediate eating. Do not add fresh damp flowers or water.
Prepare only an immediately usable portion; this recipe does not establish a safe storage life and does not include weeks of maceration.

Notes

A culinary mixture for immediate use. Do not give honey to children under 12 months because of infant botulism risk. Avoid with an Asteraceae allergy.

Why it works

This is an editorial culinary recipe, not a documented medicinal extraction. The CDC source supports the infant honey restriction, not efficacy or shelf life of chamomile honey.

Literature

CDC — Foods and drinks to avoid or limit: honey before 12 months
EMA HMPC — Matricaria recutita, flos, section 4.3 (allergy)

German chamomile — Herb card

Honey macerate — Processing method detail

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Chamomile flower honey

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