Raw material: | Flowers of Matricaria Chamomilla |
Extraction mean: | Water |
Drug: Extract ratio: | 4 : 1 |
Plant and origin
Camomile is an annual herb indigenous to Europe and western Asia and now naturalized in parts of North Africa, North America, India and South America.
Due to it’s numerous application possibilities, camomile is probably the best known medicinal plant. It has been used since ancient times by great doctors such as Hippocrates and Dioscorides.
Processing and appearance
The spray-dried product is of a yellow fine powder with aromatic odour. The taste of camomile is flowery and slightly bitter.
Ingredients and health effects
The plant is said to have the following health benefits:
- Anti-depressive, mood stimulant
- Aid on muscle pains
- Aid on nervous stomach disorders
- Aid on gall bladder disorders
- Aid on lung diseases
- Help on weather sensitiveness
- Help on nervosity
- Help on sleeplessness
- Anti-rheumatic
- Help on bed wetting
- Help on menstruation disorders
Responsible active substances are ?-bisabolol, apigenin among others.
Applications
- Infusions
- Beverages
- Neutraceutical preparations
- Sweets and food preparations
- Cosmetic