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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Up to 50 cm tall chamomile species with bipinnate to tripinnate leaves with elongated leaflets and bicolored, up to 2.5 cm large flowers with yellow tubular flowers in the center and white ray florets on the periphery. Roman chamomile comes from the Asteraceae (Compositae) family.
The flowers(Chamomillae romanae flos, see also Matricariae flos) are used phytotherapeutically. The essential oil of Roman chamomile, Chamomillae romanae aetheroleum, is partly used in the same way as Oleum chamomillae and in the cosmetics industry-Anthemis nobilis oil (INCI),
The drug on the market originates from imports from Hungary, Argentina and Egypt.
HMPC monograph: traditional use: Symptomatic treatment of mild, cramp-like gastrointestinal complaints, flatulence
Commission E: Negative monograph, effect not proven at the time, but sensitizing potential.
Empirical medicine: no difference in use to true camomile. Abdominal pain, digestive complaints, menstrual complaints, loss of appetite, carminative.
IngredientsThis section has been translated automatically.
In addition to various other sesquiterpene lactones, Roman chamomile contains the important nobilin, flavonoids, the allergen alpha-pinene, limonene and bisabolol.
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Undesirable effectsThis section has been translated automatically.
Nobilin, the main sesquiterpenlactone, as well as epoxynobilin, isohydroxynobilin and 3-dehydronobilin are potential contact allergens. A verification of their allergenic effect is still pending. Sensitizing potency: Medium. Frequency of sensitization: Rare. Composite allergy sufferers (florists, gardeners) occasionally show a positive reaction to Roman chamomile.
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A 1% short ether extract in Vaseline is used for epicutaneous testing. Furthermore, a 0.1% Nobilin can be tested epicutaneously. Cross-reactions with other composite plants are frequent.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Hausen BM, Vieluf K (1997) Allergy plants, plant allergens. Ecomed Verlag Landsberg/Munich pp. 90-91
- Paulsen E (2002) Contact sensitization from Compositae-containing herbal remedies and cosmetics. Contact Dermatitis 47: 189-198
- https://arzneipflanzenlexikon.info/kamille--roemische.php
- https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/herbal-monograph/final-community-herbal-monograph-chamaemelum-nobile-l-all-flos_en.pdf
Blaschek W (2015) Wichtl tea drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. A handbook for practice. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Munich. S 166-168
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