Steinmetz:Matricaria

Matricaria chamomilla

Also known as (or relevant to) Matricaria chamomilla Family Compositae English Names Common Camomile German Charmomile Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) especially Hungary and Rumania; North Africa temperate Asia North America South America Australia Part(s) Used Flores Chamomillae vulgaris Oleum Chamomillae, coeruleum

Constituent(s) volatile oil tannic acid bitter principle resin acids apigenin laevulose phytosterin umbelleferon Action flower: sudorific emollient carminative sedative antiseptic digestive tonic febrifuge expectorant diuretic antiphlogistic antispasmodic attenuant discutient

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book

Matricaria discoidea

Also known as (or relevant to) Matricaria discoidea Matricaria suaveolens Matricaria matricarioides Family Compositae English Names Pine-apple weed (so called because of aroma) Natural Habitat temperate parts of North America Southern Siberia Eastern Asia Southern Russia Persia Part(s) Used Flores Matricariae discoideae

Constituent(s) essential oil Action vermifuge carminative