🌼 A calming plant 💊 A homeopathic medicine

chamomilla

9.9

A natural remedy from chamomile that soothes babies' teething pain and upset feelings

noun
/ˌkæməˈmɪlə/

Jargon

: chamomila

I gave my baby some chamomilla for her teething pain.

Examples

The homeopath recommended chamomilla to help soothe the baby's teething discomfort.
After taking chamomilla, she noticed her irritability decreased during the stressful week.
Some people use chamomilla as a natural remedy for mild digestive issues.
Have you tried chamomilla for soothing irritability?
The homeopath recommended chamomilla to help soothe the baby's teething discomfort.
After taking chamomilla, she noticed her irritability decreased during the stressful week.
Some people use chamomilla as a natural remedy for mild digestive issues.

Compounds

Matricaria chamomilla

Specialized

8.3

A European herb with small white flowers used to make calming tea

Surface Forms

chamomilla singular

chamomillas plural

Etymology

Chamomilla for the homeopathic remedy comes from the plant name that meant 'earth-apple' in old Greek, from chama- 'on the ground' and -melon 'apple', and because the medicine is made from that plant the name now also means a gentle remedy used to calm babies and soothe small pains.