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botanical illustration of Garden Camomile, Chamaemelum nobile

botanical record · discovered

Garden Camomile

Chamaemelum nobile

Garden Camomile · Perennial Camomile · Roman Camomile · Alman papatyası · Camameil · Camamil · Camomila romana · Camomile · Camomilla · Camomilla romana · Camomille romaine · Camomille romaine, Camomille noble, Orménide noble, Chamémèle noble · Camri · Camri Cyffredin · Chamomile · Chamomile (EN) · Common Chamomile · Dailfam · Echte Römische Kamille · English Chamomile · English chamomile · Fíogadán

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Iraq, Mexico, Turkey, Kurdistan

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Carminative, Debility, Dyspepsia, Emetic

Science studied: ALUMINUM, APIGENIN, APIGENIN-7-APIOSYLGLUCOSIDE, APIGENIN-7-GLUCOSIDE-(2',3')-DIACETATE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Asteraceae

Scientific name: Chamaemelum nobile

Common names: Garden Camomile, Perennial Camomile, Roman Camomile, Alman papatyası, Camameil, Camamil, Camomila romana, Camomile, Camomilla, Camomilla romana, Camomille romaine, Camomille romaine, Camomille noble, Orménide noble, Chamémèle noble, Camri, Camri Cyffredin, Chamomile, Chamomile (EN), Common Chamomile, Dailfam, Echte Römische Kamille, English Chamomile, English chamomile, Fíogadán

History

The source record documents this plant in Iraq, Mexico, Turkey, Kurdistan.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

  • Carminative
  • Debility
  • Dyspepsia
  • Emetic
  • Stimulant
  • Tonic
  • Ache(Tooth)
  • Nervine
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  • Colic
  • Hysteria

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

  • Iraq
  • Mexico
  • Turkey
  • Kurdistan

Documented cultural uses

  • Carminative
  • Debility
  • Dyspepsia
  • Emetic
  • Stimulant
  • Tonic
  • Ache(Tooth)
  • Nervine
  • Colic
  • Hysteria

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

  • The complete sequence of chloroplast genome of an important medicinal plant, <i>Chamaemelum nobile</i> Linaeus 1785 (Asteraceae). · 2026 source ↗
  • Impact of Solar Drying Techniques on Bioactive Composition and Antibacterial Activity of Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile L.). · 2025 source ↗
  • Effectiveness of crude ethanolic extracts of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) and roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) in combating the multi-drug resistant pathogens isolated from wounds at surgical sites · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

  • ALUMINUM
  • APIGENIN
  • APIGENIN-7-APIOSYLGLUCOSIDE
  • APIGENIN-7-GLUCOSIDE-(2',3')-DIACETATE
  • APIGETRIN
  • APIIN
  • ASH
  • AZULENE
  • BISABOLENE
  • BETA-BISABOLENE
  • ALPHA-BISABOLOL-OXIDE-A
  • ALPHA-BISABOLOL-OXIDE-B
  • N-BUTANOL
  • BUTYL-ANGELATE
  • CAFFEIC-ACID
  • CALCIUM
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  • CARBOHYDRATES
  • BETA-CAROTENE
  • BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
  • CHOLINE
  • CHROMIUM
  • COBALT
  • ALPHA-COPAENE
  • ALPHA-CUBEBENE
  • CYCLODODECANE
  • P-CYMENE
  • DEHYDROMATRICARIA-ESTER
  • 2,3-DIHYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID
  • 3,4-DIHYDROXYCINNAMIC-ACID
  • ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE
  • EO
  • 3-EPINOBILIN
  • EUCANNABINOLIDE
  • FARNESENE
  • FARNESOL
  • FERULIC-ACID
  • FIBER
  • 5-(3-FURYL)-2-METHYL-1-PENTEN-3-ONE
  • GERMACRENE-D
  • HERNIARIN
  • HEXYL-ACETATE
  • HEXYL-BUTYRATE
  • HYDROXYISONOBILIN
  • 3-HYDROXY-2-METHYLIDENE-BUTYRIC-ACID-ANGELATE
  • IRON
  • ISOAMYL-ANGELATE
  • ISOAMYL-BUTYRATE
  • ISOAMYL-PROPIONATE
  • ISOBUTANOL
  • ISOBUTYL-ANGELATE
  • ISOBUTYL-ISOBUTYRATE
  • ISOBUTYL-ISOVALERIANATE
  • ISOBUTYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
  • 4-ISOPROPENYL-TOLUENE
  • 5-ISOPROPENYL-2'-(2-METHYLPROPYL)-2-CYCLOHEXEN-1-ONE
  • KILOCALORIES
  • MAGNESIUM
  • MANGANESE
  • METHACRYLIC-ACID-ESTER
  • 3-METHYLAMYL-ANGELATE
  • 3-METHYL-1-BUTANOL
  • 2-METHYLBUTYL-BUTYRATE
  • ALPHA-METHYLBUTYL-ISOBUTYRATE
  • 2-METHYL-BUTYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
  • 2-METHYLBUTYL-2-METHYLPROPIONATE
  • 2-METHYLIDENEPROPANE-1,3-DIYL-1-(Z)-2'-METHYL-2'BUTENOATE...
  • D-3-METHYL-PENTANOL
  • 3-METHYLPENTYL-ANGELATE
  • 2-METHYL-PROPANE-1,3-DIYL-1-(Z)-2'-METHYL-2'BUTEONATE...
  • 2-METHYLPROPYL-BUTYRATE
  • 2-METHYLPROPYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
  • 2-METHYLPROPYL-3-METHYL-BUTYRATE
  • MYRCENE
  • MYRTENAL
  • MYRTENOL
  • NEROLIDOL
  • NOBILIN
  • PHOSPHORUS
  • PINOCAMPHONE
  • ALPHA-TRANS-PINOCARVEOL
  • ALPHA-TRANS-PINOCARVONE
  • PROPYL-ANGELATE
  • PROTEIN
  • QUECIMERITRIN
  • RUTIN
  • SCOPOLETIN
  • SCOPOLETIN-7-GLUCOSIDE
  • SILICON
  • SODIUM
  • TARAXASTEROL
  • ALPHA-TERPINENE
  • THIAMIN
  • TIGLIC-ACID-ESTER
  • TIN
  • UMBELLIFERONE
  • WATER
  • ZINC
  • PINENE
  • BETA-PINENE
  • POLYACETYLENE
  • ANTHEMOL
  • BETA-COPAENE
  • BETA-DAMASCENONE
  • EPSILON-1-(2,6-DIMETHYLPHENYL)-2-BUTEN-1-ONE
  • 5
  • LUTEOLIN
  • METHACRYLIC-ACID
  • SABINENE
  • BETA-SELINENE
  • ANTHEMIC-ACID
  • ASCORBIC-ACID
  • ALPHA-BISABOLENE-OXIDE-A
  • BETA-BOURBONENE
  • ALPHA-CADINENE
  • CHAMAZULENE
  • 1,8-CINEOLE
  • BETA-CUBEBENE
  • 3-DEHYDRONOBILIN
  • EN-YN-DICYCLOETHER
  • 1,10-EPOXYNOBILIN
  • FAT
  • 5-(3-FURYL)-2-METHYL-1-PENTEN-3-OL
  • HUMULENE
  • ISOAMYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE
  • ISOBUTYL-BUTYRATE
  • 4-ISOPROPENYL-BENZALDEHYDE
  • LUTEOLIN-7-GLUCOSIDE
  • 3-METHYLBUTYL-ANGELATE
  • 3-METHYLIDENE-4-OXPENTYL-ANGELATE
  • 2-METHYL-2-PROPYL-ANGELATE
  • BETA-MYRCENE
  • NIACIN
  • ALPHA-PINENE
  • POTASSIUM
  • RIBOFLAVIN
  • SCOPOLETOL
  • SELENIUM
  • TANNIN
  • TIGLIC-ACID
  • TRIACONTANE
  • QUERCETRIN
  • BORNEOL
  • CAMPHENE
  • EPICATECHOL
  • INOSITOL
  • LIMONENE
  • (-)-BUTANE-1,3-DIYL-1-((Z)-2'-METHYL-2'-BUTENOATE)-3-ISOB...

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Chamaemelum nobile
Chamaemelum nobile · Sven Damerow

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

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  • identity · DH-SRC-0030
  • documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
  • compounds · DH-SRC-0030
  • taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
  • countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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