Chamomile
Scientific Names:
Matricaria recutita
Active Constituents:
Volatile Oils, Flavonoids (Apigenin, Chrysoplenin, and others)
Common Uses:
Tension and nervous agitation caused by occasional anxiety and related overactive behavior; occasional sleep difficulty caused by restlessness and nervousness; gastrointestinal disturbances
Available In:
Clarocet Junior, ClarocetPM
Clinical References and Resources
1. Healing With Plants in the American and Mexican
West
Margarita Artschwager Kay
University of Arizona Press (August 1, 1996) ISBN: 0816516464
2. Evaluation of the activity on the mouse CNS
of several plant extracts and a combination of them
Della Loggia R, Tubaro A, Redaelli C.
Riv Neurol. 1981 Sep-Oct;51(5):297-310. PMID: 6118937 [Read
the Abstract]
3. Medicinal Herbal Therapy: A Pharmacist's
Viewpoint
Ottariano S.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Nicolin Fields; 1999
4. Flavonoids and the central nervous system:
from forgotten factors to potent anxiolytic compounds.
Paladini AC, Marder M, Viola H, Wolfman C,
Wasowski C, Medina JH.
Instituto de Quimica y Fisicoquimica Biologicas, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquimica,
Argentina.
Pharm Pharmacol. 1999 May;51(5):519-26. PMID: 10411210 [Read
the Abstract]
5. Chamomile - Matricaria Recutita
Hoffman D.
Materia Medica 2004 [Read
the Abstract]
6. Food for Human Consumption - Generally Recognized
as Safe (GRAS)
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Title 21 - Food and Drugs; Subchapter B; Part 182 [Read
the Full Text]
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