Mental disorders

contributed by Ethnomedica 20 Jan | 17:48

I can remember being told that a tea made from chamomile leaves was good for mental disorders as well as sleep disorders because it had a calming action on the body.
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From Greater London (UK) in the 1950s

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  • scottfree says:

    29 Jan | 17:04

    i have tried chamomile but i don't like the taste, and drinking tea at bedtime makes me need the loo in the middle of the night and that means i have to wake up and then cant fall back asleep again.

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