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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
Rubefacient 1 Martindale's 29th
Secretogogue 1 *
Sedative 9 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Serotoninergic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Spasmogenic 6 Fitoterapia No.59-1984.
Spermigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Stomachic 1 *
Succinoxidase-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Sunscreen 5 *
Surfactant 1 *
Sweetener 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Taenicide 1 Martindale's 28th
Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer 1 *
Testosteronigenic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Thymoprotective 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
TNF-alpha-Inhibitor 2 *
Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor 2 Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237.
Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor 2 Azuma, Y., Onishi, Y., Sato, Y., Kizaki, H. 1995. Effects of Protein Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors With Different Modes of Action on Topoisomerase Activity and Death of IL-2-Dependent CTLL-2-Cells. J Biochemistry, 118: 312-318.
Tranquilizer 4 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90.
Transdermal 4 *