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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.
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 *
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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
Antiinflammatory 20 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilaryngitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiLegionella 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotrienogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic? 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antilymphomic 3 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.