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Common Names
Garden Camomile; Perennial Camomile; Roman Camomile
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-METHYLIDENE-4-OXPENTYL-ANGELATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYLPENTYL-ANGELATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-ISOPROPENYL-BENZALDEHYDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-ISOPROPENYL-TOLUENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5 | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-(3-FURYL)-2-METHYL-1-PENTEN-3-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-(3-FURYL)-2-METHYL-1-PENTEN-3-ONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-ISOPROPENYL-2'-(2-METHYLPROPYL)-2-CYCLOHEXEN-1-ONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-BISABOLENE-OXIDE-A | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-BISABOLOL-OXIDE-A | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-BISABOLOL-OXIDE-B | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CADINENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-METHYLBUTYL-ISOBUTYRATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TRANS-PINOCARVEOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TRANS-PINOCARVONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Rubefacient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Secretogogue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Surfactant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |