Abstract
This paper discusses the crop of chamomile. It focuses on harvesting, preparing the soil, planting, insecticides, fertilizing, marketing, distributing and other preparations for the crop of chamomile. It is a study developed through a series of questions for the paper, with emphasis on exploring how the farmer plans, produces and markets an herbal crop in the United States.

From the Paper
"Chamomile is a botanical herb, also known as anthemis nobilis (common manzanilla, or maythen chamomile), anthemis cotula (mayweed, maruta cotula, dog chamomile, maruta foetida, or dog-fennel), and matricaria chamomilla (German or wild chamomile) (Grieve). The plant has been documented as having been used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Spaniards for medicinal purposes (Grieve). Chamomile is an herb that can be reproduced annually, or re-grown from new plants each year. The leaves of the plant are light green in color, with a feather-like appearance. Its flower, which blooms on the stem from May through October, has a "daisy" appearance. Chamomile is produced as an herb for foods, for medicines, and as ground cover for protecting other crops (Grieve)."

Tags:chamomile, crop, farming

Abstract
This paper discusses how herbs have been grown and used for centuries as folk remedies, fragrant additions to sachets and soaps, and as decorative elements in gardens. In particular, it examines how lavender, chamomile, and ginseng may all serve important health-related causes and be both a charming visual addition to the garden and an important contributor to a family's health.

From the Paper
"Traditionally, chamomile has been used to treat a wide range of symptoms. It seems to work as a mild sedative that reduces inflammation and irritation, calms muscle spasms and hastens general healing. It may also have some antimicrobial properties. In practice, this means that chamomile tea is great for calming the nerves before bed, and also helps with sore throats, coughs, stomach and tooth aches, and other common ailments of the throat and stomach that involve irritation, swelling, and spasms. It has also been used in a poltice for skin problems ranging from acne to burns to chickenpox. It is less well publicized, but still true, that chamomile can be combined with other more powerful herbs to help promote the onset of a delayed menstruation or to terminate a pregnancy in very early stages. It causes uterine contractions in large doses, but is also soothing to the pain associated with such contractions, making it a good combo herb for menstrual problems of all sorts."

Tags:flowers, medicine, tea

Abstract
This paper examines two types of organisms that are readily observable for the purposes of this experiment, fire ants and plants. The paper researches if the fire ant will resist infesting any plant. It offers the pine, chamomile and rose bush as examples. The paper will try to use the findings to prove that chamomile can prevent fire ant infestation in farming.

From the Paper
"Two types of organisms that are readily observable for the purposes of this experiment are fire ants and plants. The research question that is addressed is, "If exposed to three different types of plants, (pine tree, rose bush, chamomile) is there any plant that the fire ant will not infest?". Hypothesis Steve Diver (1999) contends that in the practice of biodynamic farming chamomile can serve as a natural plant that aids in preventing crop insect infestations (para. 6). While Diver (1999) does not discuss the use of chamomile to prevent fire an infestation in farming, it is evident that determining this use would be vitally important to farmers. With this background information in mind, it is therefore contended that when active fire ants are exposed to the chamomile plant they will avoid the plant altogether, but will not hesitate to ..."

Tags:biology, experiment, plants