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Matricaria recutita - Matricaria chamomilla

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genuine chamomile,Matricaria recutita

Chamomile is the common name for several daisy-like plants of the family Asteraceae that are commonly used to make herb infusions to serve various medicinal purposes.

Uses

Emotional healing, Indigestion, Hairfall, Minor burns, Eczema, Blotches, Anxiety, Hair rinse, Earache.

Parts Used

Flowers.

Chemical Composition

Amino acid, cadmium, co-cultivation, copper, cultivation, medicinal plant, salicylic acid, secondary metabolites, tissue culture[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Chamomile


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Alternate The leaves are light green and feathery with a bipinnate pattern

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 1 inch Yellow 5 Flowers Season is June - August

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Simple 7–10 mm Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown Many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Matricaria chamomilla is grown in all types of soils and climatic conditions but prefers cool condition.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, Meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

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