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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
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ISOBUTYL-ANGELATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBUTYL-BUTYRATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBUTYL-ISOBUTYRATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOBUTYL-ISOVALERIANATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Flower not available 2999.0 -1.05 Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Flower not available 2920.0 0.08 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Flower not available 52.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
METHACRYLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
METHACRYLIC-ACID-ESTER 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRCENE 22 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRTENAL 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MYRTENOL 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-BUTANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROLIDOL 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NOBILIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-CYMENE 16 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
NO-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
P21-Inducer 1 Duke, 1992 *
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
P450-Inducer 2 Duke, 1992 *
PAF-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Parasympathomimetic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Pediculicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Pesticide 36 Duke, 1992 *
Phagocytotic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Pheromonal 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pheromone 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.