Chamomile — Antique Botanical Print

The Story in the Margin

Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) is a low, daisy-flowered annual native to Europe and western Asia, its apple-scented blooms giving rise to its name — from the Greek khamaimelon, or 'earth-apple.' One of the oldest medicinal herbs on record, it appears in the Ebers Papyrus, an Egyptian medical text of around 1550 BCE, where it was used as a poultice for skin complaints and taken to reduce fever. Greek and Roman physicians, including Hippocrates, later prescribed it for fevers and digestive trouble, a use that has persisted essentially unchanged into modern herbal medicine. Its cheerful, unassuming flowers made it a familiar presence in the herbals and physic gardens of early modern Europe, illustrated alongside the era's other everyday remedies.

Materials & origin

• Material: 200 gsm gallery-grade, acid-free fine-art paper (FSC-certified).
• Print: Archival giclée, 12-colour printing, smooth matte finish for glare-free display.
• Artwork: Restored from a public-domain original; colour and detail digitally cleaned for large-format print.
• Origin: Made on demand and shipped from the print hub nearest you, cutting transit and waste.
• Framing: Sold unframed; ships rolled in a protective tube.