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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
NO-Inhibitor 1 *
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 1 *
Nodulation-Signal 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 6 Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19.
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Oviposition-Stimulant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ozone-Scavenger 1 *
P21-Inducer 1 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 3 *
P450-Inducer 2 *
PAF-Inhibitor 1 *
Parasympathomimetic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Pediculicide 1 *
Perfume 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Perfumery 15 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Peristaltic 1 *
Pesticide 36 *
Phagocytotic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Pheromonal 1 *
Pheromone 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.