Chamomile Flower Whole Egyptian, 1 Lb

Chamomile carries one of the friendliest resumes in the herb cabinet: sacred to Ra in ancient Egypt, listed among the Anglo-Saxon Nine Sacred Herbs of the Lacnunga, and famous in American Hoodoo as the herb gamblers washed their hands in before the cards were dealt. Cunningham's herbal seats it under the Sun and the element of Water with the powers of money, sleep, love, and purification.

This pound of whole Egyptian-grown blossoms is the working supply: washes by the basin, sachets by the batch, and threshold blessings for every door in the house. Smaller jars start at the 1 oz and 2 oz sizes.

Key Features of These Chamomile Flowers

Whole Egyptian blossoms by the pound. German chamomile (Matricaria recutita) grown in Egypt, one of the world's great chamomile harvests, dried whole so the apple-sweet flowers hold their form in sachets, baths, and bowls.

The luck-drawing herb of Hoodoo. The gamblers' hand wash, recorded in Hyatt's 1930s oral histories, is chamomile's signature working: hands washed in the cooled infusion before cards or business, to draw the winnings.

Sun above, Water below. Chamomile's rare double correspondence draws good fortune in (the Sun's work) while settling the conditions that let it land (the Water's), the most balanced jar on the prosperity shelf.

Product Details

• Botanical name: Matricaria recutita (German chamomile)
• Form: whole dried flowers
• Weight: 1 Lb (16 oz)
• Origin: Egypt
• For spiritual use only; not packaged or sold as a food product
• Those with ragweed-family (Asteraceae) allergies should handle with care
• Store sealed, in a cool, dry place away from light

The Spiritual Significance

Chamomile's magical record is unusually consistent across traditions. Egypt held the little sun-faced flower sacred to Ra; the Anglo-Saxons ranked it among the Nine Sacred Herbs of the Lacnunga beside mugwort and plantain; and American Hoodoo gave it its most famous living practice, the money-drawing hand wash, with chamomile kept in wallets and cash drawers on the same logic. Threshold washing with chamomile infusion appears across multiple traditions as a way to keep hostile energies out and invite blessing in.

Modern practice works the Sun-and-Water double seat: prosperity workings that need both the drawing and the calm to receive what is drawn, dream sachets for the night's rest, gentle love workings, and purification rites where the herb's sweetness does the blessing. A pound puts that whole repertoire on tap, for the household, the circle, and the shop shelf alike.

How To Use Chamomile Flowers

1. Brew the prosperity hand wash. Steep a tablespoon in hot water, cool completely, and wash your hands before the interview, the negotiation, or the game; pour out the remainder with thanks.
2. Sew the dream sachets by the batch. Blend with lavender in small pouches for the pillowcase, the night's rest, and the warding of nightmares; a pound supplies circles, students, and gifts.
3. Draw the ritual bath. A handful in muslin for purification, calm, and love-drawing rites.
4. Wash the thresholds. Cooled infusion wiped over doorframes and windowsills, every door in the house from one basin.
5. Decant and store. Keep a small working jar handy and the pound sealed, cool, and dark; the flowers hold their strength for a year or more.

Pairs Well With

• High John the Conqueror Oil, 1oz: chamomile opens the luck and settles the conditions; High John supplies the will to act on what arrives.
• Green Lodestone: the magnetic drawing stone beside the sun-ruled drawing herb, the classic mojo pairing.
• Whole Lavender Flowers, 1 Lb: the dream-sachet partner at matching scale; pouches by the batch.
• Prosperity Gemstone Set, 5 Stones: the abundance stones for the grid the hand wash prepares you to work.
• Magical Herbalism by Scott Cunningham: the tradition behind this page's correspondences, straight from the source.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I make tea with these flowers?

No. These blossoms are packaged for spiritual use in washes, baths, sachets, and incense, and are not sold as a food product. Food-grade chamomile is widely available for the kitchen; keep the ritual jar and the tea tin separate.

What is the gamblers' hand wash?

Hoodoo's most documented chamomile working, recorded in Hyatt's 1930s oral histories: hands washed in cooled chamomile infusion before cards or business dealings, to draw the winnings. The how-to above keeps the tradition intact.

Why is chamomile both calming and lucky?

Its rare double correspondence: the Sun draws good fortune in, and the Water settles the anxious, grasping energy that blocks fortune from landing. The two halves of the herb do one working.

Who needs a whole pound?

The deep prosperity shelf: circle leaders sewing sachets by the batch, households that wash thresholds by habit, and shops stocking the friendliest herb in the cabinet. Decant a working jar and keep the rest sealed.

What is the Nine Sacred Herbs listing?

The Anglo-Saxon Lacnunga, a tenth-to-eleventh-century collection, lists chamomile among the nine great herbs of early medieval Britain, one of the deepest pedigrees in Western herb magic.

How long do the flowers keep?

Stored sealed, cool, and dark, one to two years at full strength. Refresh the working jar from the pound as needed, and let the sachets turn over with the seasons.