Description
Botanical Name: Matricaria chamomilla (洋甘菊油)
Common Name: Chamomile, Babuna, Babunah, Damini Ful
Family: Asteraceae,
Parts Used: Chamomile Flowers, Chamomile Stalks, Whole Plant.
Active Compounds: 0.3-2% volatile oil (including bisabolol); bitter glycosides (anthemic acid); flavones glycosides (anthemidin), coumarins (including umbelliferon and herniarin), phenolic carboxylic acids, polysaccharides, mucilage, choline, amino acids, tannins, malic acid. Blue chamazulene is formed from the sesquiterpene lactone matricin during steam distillation.
Medicinal Properties: Anti-spasmodic, Carminative, Anti-inflammatory, Analgesic, Antiseptic, Vulnerary, Aromatic bitter, Diaphoretic, Emmenagogue, Nervine, Sedative, Tonic anti- allergenic, Bactericidal, Fungicidal, Hepatic, Nerve sedative, Stomachic.
Uses: Chamomile’s anti-inflammatory, analgesic and disinfectant qualities treat diaper rash and soothe a toothache. The flower compounds have shown anti-tumor activity in laboratory tests.
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