This thread has nothing to do with games, but I couldn't find the minor question thread.

I've recently been trying chamomile tea, which is supposed to be the slightest bit relaxing, but I haven't noticed a thing. If anything, it irritates my stomach a tiny bit. I'd assume at least some people would notice something for it to have become so popular in the first place, but I haven't felt the slightest bit "relaxed" by it. Maybe I just have a bad batch, or brand, or maybe it's just me.

I've been given a ton of the stuff, so I'm trying it, but for now it's just a slightly not-tasty drink. I'm adding a little honey to help the taste but... meh. Does anyone like this?

As a tea connoissoir, I drink chamomile tea only when I have a sore throat. Chamomile tea is a herbal tea, best prepared at 100 degrees Celsius. My dad however is a bit allergic to tea, so if it falls bad on you I wouldn't suggest drinking it

Not really... it never quite had a relaxing effect on me and I'm hardly partial to the taste. Whenever I need something relaxing I go for a cup of rooibos with a hint of milk.

For me, it helps when I have a cold. However, it's more efficient when inhaling its fumes. That clears a sore nose and throat.

I like chamomile tea, but I haven't found it to be particularly relaxing. At least it doesn't have a stimulant effect, unlike normal tea which contains caffeine.

I was never a fan of the taste of chamomile tea and never needed help to feel relaxed when bedtime came, so I hardly ever take it.

My wife does take it once in a while, in fact I bought her a box just yesterday. She sometimes want something to help her sleep earlier. But I'm not sure if she gets the effect from chamomile itself or just from drinking a warm liquid that doesn't contain caffeine.

Maybe you could try lemon-balm / lemon grass* tea instead? Those are traditionally considered not just relaxing but also good for the stomach.

*(According to wikipedia these are the translated names of erva-cidreira and capim-cidreira, two herbs commonly used in teas here. I don't know elsewhere. Hopefully you can find them nearby)

If that is the case, please stay away from it!

There are people who messed up their stomach drinking chamomille tea. There are allergies. There are warnings concerning pregnant women, people on medication against high blood pressure, people on other medication.

Please consult your doctor first.


Anything can help you relax. It is just a matter of finding your own ritual.

I never found tea relaxing. I either drink tea for the stimulant effect or simply because it tastes good.

In the day, I'll have any of the following: Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Chai, Jasmine, oolong

In the evening (caffeine free), I'll have either Black Currant or that wonderful honeybush mandaring & orange tea by Twinings.

Occasionally, I'll experiment with different kinds of tea, but I always seem to be coming back to the above list.

I'm not really a tea drinker, but I believe the effect supposedly sets in after some time of constant use.
Like, say, Valerian for better sleeping.
You need to take it regularily, and always at around the same time, for the effect to take hold. Honey is always a good sweeter.
Maybe try some other sort?
Not all honey is the same, maybe you just don't like that particular honey in connection with the chamomile, because their flavours clash with each other?

My inner tea snob wants to rage at you that if it doesn't contain Camellia sinensis (tea plant, tea shrub), then it's not actually tea.

My friendly reply is that I've never consumed chamomile only because it's an ingredient that I keep running into with skin care products.

"What has chamomile tea ever done for us?" :P

I get where you're coming from, but in "lingua franca" it's come to mean anything dry that you put in hot water for flavoring really...

A naturally caffeine rich tea is... relaxing for you? :P

Ask not what chamomile tea can do for you — ask what you can do for chamomile tea!

It's a Get Well Soon tea. Most of the effects are likely a placebo, but surely we haven't been using it medicinally, for nothing.

It's best described in the Futurama Quote: All I know is my gut says Maybe.

Yes. But I am pretty much a caffeine junkie. So that might be the reason. ;)