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Description
German Chamomile Matricaria recutita L. [= Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert; = Matricaria chamomilla L.].
Description: An annual herb with feathery leaves and attractive flower heads. The base of the flower head is characteristically hollow, while it is solid in Roman chamomile, Chamaemeleum nobile.
Origin: Eastern Europe and the Near East; widely cultivated (especially in Argentina) for medicinal use - the consumption is 5,000 tons per year.
Parts Used: Dried flower heads (Matricariae flos), essential oil distilled from the flowers (Matricariae aetheroleum) or liquid extracts.
Uses and Properties: Used topically to treat inflammations of the skin and mucosa, and other skin disorders (including surgical wounds); internally against flatulent nervous dyspepsia (adults and children), gastritis, diarrhoea, travel sickness and mild anxiety. The volatile oil is inhaled to treat nasal catarrh, inflammation and irritation of the respiratory tract.
Preparation and Dosage: One or two teaspoons is taken by infusion (or 1 - 4 mL of a 1:1 tincture in ethanol), three times per day. A product known as Kamillosan has over many years shown positive results in various skin disorders. Recommended dosage for douches is 3 - 10% infusion and for bathing, 50 g of herb per 10 litres of water. Creams and semisolid products should contain 3 - 10% of the crude herb.
Active Ingredients: Activity is ascribed to essential oil constituents (45% trans-beta-famesene), the flavonoids (apigenin-, luteolin- and patuletin-7-glycosides) and coumarins (umbelliferone, herniarin). The oil has cyclic sesquiterpenoids, predominantly alpha-bisabolol (up to 5% and chammulene (up to 15%). Chamazulene is an artefact formed from matricin during steam distillation and the oil a deep blue colour. Also present are polyacetylenes (cis-en-in-dicycloether) and polysaccharides.
Pharmacological Effects: In human studies, inflammatory (e.g. gastritis), antiseptic, antispasmodic and sedative effects are evident, which are related to the sesquiterpenes and flavonoids. Antibiotic and anti-inflammatory activities were noted in topical use.
Status: Traditional medicine; Pharm.; Comm. E+; ESCOP 6; WHO 1.
Although a chamomile is powder, distilled water, syrup, tincture, wine and extract of chamomile can be made from the flowers, they are rarely used except in an infusion with a varying dose. It is a popular remedy for windy colic using between 4 to 8 grams to a litre of water. With 3 to 4 grams for the same quantity of liquid, it can be used to treat vomiting. As an antifebrile remedy, 8 to 15 grams are used. Chamomile helps the digestion, is good for lazy stomachs, dyspepsia, atonic diarrhea and particularly putrid fevers, continual and intermittent; it has been used with success in several cases of benign neurosis. Chamomile infusion (taken internally), lotions and fermentations have been recommended for serious suppurations which it seems to dry up.
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Directions
Take 1 capsule, 3 times daily, with meals.
Cautions
Allergic reactions are mostly due to contamination with Anthemis cotula, which contains anthecotulide, a contact allergen.
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These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Products are intended to support general well being and are not intended to treat, diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or cure any condition or disease. If conditions persist, please seek advice from your medical doctor. The essence of the current American rule on Traditional Uses is, as stated by FTC, "Claims based on historical or traditional use should be substantiated by confirming scientific evidence, or should be presented in such a way that consumers understand that the sole basis for the claim is a history of use of the product for a particular purpose."
