BD 503 Chamomile (Matricuria chamomilla)

	Preperation	:	503
	Herb or Material	:	Chamomile flower Matricuria chamomilla
	Relationship to Processes of	:	Calcium (Ca) and Sulphur (S)
	Planet	:	Mercury
	Planet to Organ	:	Lung glands
	Result	:	Stabilizes Nitrogen (N) within the compost and increases soil life so as to stimulate plant growth

This is composed of the flowers of the Chamomile plant combined with cow intestine.

Method of preparation 
Harvesting

• Pick flowers when petals are horizontal (mid morning-10 am)
• Ideal flower will have two rows of petals around the cone
• Harvest into a tray as the flowers if left together produce heat
• Use drying trays

Storage

In air tight containers.

Preparation

• The intestine of a cow or bull can be used
• Do not wash intestine
• Cut into 15 cm bits
• Run finger along intestine, like milking a cow, to squeeze out undigested matter
• Tie cut bits at one end with a cotton string
• Fix funnel to open end and fill with dry flowers
• Pack not too hard or loose
• Stack the filled sausages into a bundle, which could be placed in a mud pot surrounded with fertile soil

Time of burial to lifting

Bury in October and let it remain in the soil till Feb/March.

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Source

• Selvaraj, N., B.Anita, B.Anusha and M.Guru Saraswathi. 2006. Organic Horticulture creating a more sustainable farming. Horticultural Research Station, Udhagamandalam.
• Bio-Dynamic Association of India (BDI)

Updated on oct 2014