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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
PHOSPHORUS 4 Flower not available 3220.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
PINENE 12 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PINOCAMPHONE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POLYACETYLENE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Flower not available 13200.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
PROPYL-ANGELATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Flower not available 115000.0 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
QUECIMERITRIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETRIN 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Flower not available 4.3 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
RUTIN 87 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SABINENE 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN 44 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETIN-7-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SCOPOLETOL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SILICON 4 Flower not available 31.0 0.04 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Flower not available 2580.0 0.90 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
TARAXASTEROL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 2 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 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 Duke, 1992 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 3 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 12 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allelochemic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 12 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anesthetic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 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.