Roman chamomile Chamaemelum nobile

Chamomile (Roman chamomile) Chamaemelum nobile (Anthemis nobilis) (Compositae/Asteraceae) dried flowers... 

Two types of chamomile (camomile) are commonly employed in herbal medicine, Roman chamomile Chamaemelum nobile (formerly Anthemis nobilis) (Compositae/Asteraceae), and German chamomile Matricaria chamomilla (Chamomilla recutica) (Compositae/Asteraceae). German chamomile, an annual plant, is the more important commercially, and is often called matricaria to distinguish it from the perennial Roman chamomile. Both plants are cultivated... 

Abortifacient or potential harmful effects to a fetus typically require very high amounts of a botanical or botanical formula over a continuous period of time. Thus, ingesting small amounts of the herbs listed below during pregnancy, except in rare cases, is not a cause for alarm. In addition, some of the herbs listed below as abortifacients, such as saffron Crocus sativus), safflower Carthamus tinctorius), and Roman chamomile Chamaemelum nobile), may be safely used during pregnancy in amounts typically consumed in foods or beverages. 

Production By steam distillation of the flowers of the Roman chamomile Chamaemelum nobile. Composition Topical constituents and main components are esters of angelic acid [(Z)-2-methyl-2-bute-noic acid], e.g., isobutyl angelicate (C9H,s02, Mr 156.22), methallyl angelicate (C9H14O2, Mr 154.21X 2- and 3-methylbutyl angelicate (CioHigOj, Mr 170.25). 

Source German chamomile Matricaria recutita L. (syn. Matricaria chamomilla L., Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert) (Family Compositae or Asteraceae) Roman chamomile Chamaemelum nobile (L.) All. (syn. Anthemis nobilis L.) (Family Compositae or Asteraceae). 

The structures of a new pyrrolizidine alkaloid, named crotavitelin, isolated from fruits of Crotalaria vitellina, Fabaceae (Papilionoideae) by Bezerra et and six new caffeoyl derivatives possessing a rare octu-losonic acid skeleton isolated from the flower heads of Roman chamomile [Chamaemelum nobile) by Zhao et have been elucidated by the use of NMR including extensive analysis of the proton-proton couplings across two and three bonds. 

Matricaria chamomile (L.) (German chamomile, Hungarian chamomile, genuine chamomile), Anthemis nobilis (English chamomile, Roman chamomile, common chamomile) sometimes called Chamaemelum nobile (L.) (Anonymous, 1991)... 

Chamaemelum nobile ( Chamomile Roman , An-themis nobilis) i%... 

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