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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Chamaemelum nobile (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Garden Camomile, Perennial Camomile, Roman Camomile
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(-)-BUTANE-1,3-DIYL-1-((Z)-2'-METHYL-2'-BUTENOATE)-3-ISOB... 0 Plant *
1,10-EPOXYNOBILIN 1 Plant *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Plant *
2,3-DIHYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID 0 Plant *
2-METHYL-2-PROPYL-ANGELATE 0 Plant *
2-METHYL-BUTYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE 0 Plant *
2-METHYL-PROPANE-1,3-DIYL-1-(Z)-2'-METHYL-2'BUTEONATE... 0 Plant *
2-METHYLBUTYL-2-METHYLPROPIONATE 0 Plant *
2-METHYLBUTYL-BUTYRATE 0 Plant *
2-METHYLIDENEPROPANE-1,3-DIYL-1-(Z)-2'-METHYL-2'BUTENOATE... 0 Plant *
2-METHYLPROPYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE 0 Plant *
2-METHYLPROPYL-3-METHYL-BUTYRATE 0 Plant *
2-METHYLPROPYL-BUTYRATE 0 Plant *
3,4-DIHYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID 0 Plant *
3-DEHYDRONOBILIN 1 Plant *
3-EPINOBILIN 0 Plant *
3-HYDROXY-2-METHYLIDENE-BUTYRIC-ACID-ANGELATE 0 Plant *
3-METHYL-1-BUTANOL 0 Plant *
3-METHYLAMYL-ANGELATE 0 Plant *
3-METHYLBUTYL-ANGELATE 0 Plant *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 2 (View) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 2 (View) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Abortifacient 1 (View) *
Acaricide 3 (View) *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 (View) *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 (View) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 (View) *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 12 (View) Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allelochemic 6 (View) *
Allelopathic 3 (View) *
Allergenic 12 (View) *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 11 (View) *
Androgenic? 1 (View) Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic 2 (View) *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 (View) *
Anorexic 1 (View) Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp.