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Matricaria chamomilla
About Plant
| Plant ID | PLN0029 | ||
| Plant Name | Matricaria chamomilla | ||
| Common Name | chamomile | ||
| Vernacular Name | Chamomile, German chamomile, Hungarian chamomile (kamilla), Wild chamomile, Blue chamomile | ||
| Plant Description | The word chamomile comes from the Greek (chamaimelon) meaning "earth-apple", which is derived from ?aµa? (chamai) meaning "on the ground" and (melon) meaning "apple". It is so called because of the apple-like scent of the plant. M. chamomilla has a branched, erect and smooth stem, which grows to a height of 15–60 cm (6–23.5 in). The long and narrow leaves are bipinnate or tripinnate. | ||
Plant Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae | |
| Phylum | Streptophyta | |
| Class | Magnolipsida | |
| Order | Asterales | |
| Family | Asteraceae | |
| Genus | Matricaria | |
| Species | chamomilla | |
| Variety/Line/Chemotype | ||
| Distribution | ||
| Use | In traditional system of medicine, Matricaria chamomilla L. is an important plant and has been used as herbal tea for its antioxidative and ROS scavenging property. | |
| Chemical Constituents | E-E-Alpha-Farnesene, Beta-Bisabolol, Germacrene, Bicyclogermacrene, Cis-beta-ocimene, Limonene, Phytol, Sabinene, Spathulenol, Alpha- Pinene | |
Descriptive Details
Chemical Constituents
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Compounds Reported in COCONUT (265)
Natural products reported for this plant in the open COCONUT database.
| COCONUT ID | Compound Name | Formula | Mol. Wt. | NP Pathway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNP0256635.1 | (-)-alpha-isocomene | C15H24 | 204.36 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0203449.2 | (-)-alpha-Pinene | C10H16 | 136.24 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0390102.1 | (-)-Bisabolol oxide B | C15H26O2 | 238.37 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0160123.2 | (-)-epi-alpha-Bisabolol | C15H26O | 222.37 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0293352.2 | (-)-Epicatechin | C15H14O6 | 290.27 | Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids |
| CNP0278204.1 | (-)-Epicatechin gallate | C22H18O10 | 442.38 | Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids |
| CNP0162539.1 | (-)-Epigallocatechin | C15H14O7 | 306.27 | Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids |
| CNP0258703.1 | (-)-Epigallocatechin gallate | C22H18O11 | 458.38 | Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids |
| CNP0123983.6 | (-)-gamma-cadinene | C15H24 | 204.36 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0224506.1 | (-)-Germacrene D | C15H24 | 204.36 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0373115.1 | (-)-Linalool | C10H18O | 154.25 | Terpenoids |
| CNP0249408.1 | (-)-syringaresinol | C22H26O8 | 418.44 | Shikimates and Phenylpropanoids |
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Biological Activities
Antioxidant
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