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Old 11-05-2008, 12:22 AM
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Default Chamomile tea - leaves / flowers

Hello -

I have some chamomile running rampant in my garden. I realise that traditionally you are supposed to use the flowers for tea, but can you also use the leaves? I've looked on the internet and some people do refer to using the leaves, so I assume they are not actually harmful (!?) but wondered if any of you had tried it and also whether harvesting some of the leaves would significantly reduce the number of flowers I will get in summer.

Any thoughts? Thanks!
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