Chamomile

Key facts from European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Latin name

Matricariae flos

English name

Matricaria Flower

Botanical name

Matricaria recutita L.

Extract information:

Main Constituents

Apigenin-7-glucoside

The chemical structure of Apigenin-7-glucoside

Specifications Sheet

Botanicals Extracts comply with the requirements of any relevant monograph in the European Pharmacopoeia and/or European Directives applicable to the end use of the extract

Identification

Specifications: Identical to R S sample by HPLC

Assay for Apigenin-7-glucoside

Specifications: NLT 1 %

Therapeutic area

According to European Medicines Agency (EMA)

Mouth and throat disorders
Skin disorders and minor wounds
Cough and cold
Gastrointestinal disorders

Chamomile extract in monographs

Matricaria flower has been included into collections of monographs. The most important amongst them are:

European Pharmacopeia (Ph. Eur. 8.0)
German Kommission E monographs (1984)
British Pharmacopeia (2008)
British Herbal Pharmacopeia (1983)
ESCOP Monographs (2003)
WHO Monographs (1999)
United States Pharmacopeia 29 / NF24 (2006)