chamomile [German]

German Chamomile
Matricaria recutita

“The Commission E reported antiphlogistic, musculotropic, antispasmodic, wound-healing promotional, deodorant, antibacterial, bacteriostatic, and skin metabolism stimulant activities. Chamomile exhibited anti-inflammatory, antipeptic, and antispasmodic activities on the human stomach and duodenum. Oral administration of chamomile extract induced a deep sleep in 10 of 12 patients undergoing cardiac catheterization. Chamomile tea has a marked hypnotic effect. A hydroalcoholic extract of chamomile flower heads had a spasmolytic action on guinea pig ileum. The flavones, especially apigenin, as well as α-bisabolol and other volatile oil constituents, are responsible for its spasmolytic actions. In vitro, chamomile has demonstrated antistaphylococcal properties.”

• Herbal Medicine: Expanded Commission E