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Camomile tea may help you live longer
If you often drink a cup of camomile tea in the evening before going to bed, you might live longer. The idea comes from an epidemiological study that Bret Howrey of the University of Texas in Galveston will publish soon in The Gerontologist. Howrey studied Mexican Americans and discovered that, among Mexican women at least, drinking camomile tea seems to extend life expectancy considerably.
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In addition, people who drink camomile tea tend to worry and fret less [J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2009 Aug;29(4):378-82.], and camomile reduces depression. [Altern Ther Health Med. 2012 Sep-Oct;18(5):44-9.]
At the same time, cell and animal studies have shown that the components of camomile have a health-promoting effect. For example, alpha-bisabolol and the apigenin analogues in camomile inhibit cancer cell growth. [Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2004 Mar 12;315(3):589-94.] [Mol Cell Pharmacol. 2009 Jan 1;1(3):138.]
In a review study, the nutritionist Janmejai Srivastava calls camomile "a herbal medicine of the past with a bright future". If you read the study you'll understand why after just a few paragraphs.
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"The question soliciting information on chamomile use asked about any use in the last 12 months but did not specifically request information regarding duration of use or frequency", the researcher wrote. "Thus, it is plausible that even if men reported use of chamomile they may have used it sporadically or at lower doses than women."
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