In a study that compared a mouthwash with 1% concentration of
Matricaria recutita (group I) with a placebo mouthwash (group II), group I showed significant reduction in assess ment, showing that the symptoms, healing period, and the number of lesions decrease after two days using the mouthwash, which corroborates the results of this review [31].
Table 2: Inhibitory activities of compounds isolated from
Matricaria recutita L.
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of oral
Matricaria recutita (chamomile) extract therapy for generalized anxiety disorder.
Package intact (10 cm width x 15 cm length) (verse) of
Matricaria recutita (Asteraceae) (source: second author).
Effect of saline irrigation water on agronomical and phytochemical characters of chamomile (
Matricaria recutita L.).
ColiMil[R] (which contains
Matricaria recutita flowers extract, Foeniculum vulgare fruit extract and Melissa officinalis aerial parts extract) and fennel oil emulsions have also been shown to be effective in the treatment of colic in infants.
Many other plants have shown promise against mosquitoes, and among them are yarrow (Achillea millfolium), sweet Annie (Artemisia annua), hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis), German chamomile (
Matricaria recutita), bog myrtle (Myrica gale), lantana, marsh tea (Ledum palustre), sassafras and sandalwood.
McKay, et al., "A Review of the Bioactivity and Potential Health Benefits of Chamomile Tea (
Matricaria recutita L.)," Phytother.
Common annual herbs such as
Matricaria recutita and Taraxacum officinalis fall into this category.
Asteraceae estuvo representada por 10 generos y 12 especies que corresponden a plantas conocidas localmente como hierba maestra (Artemisia absinthium L.), manzanilla (
Matricaria recutita L.), arnica (Heterotheca inuloides Cass), Santa Maria (Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch.
Matricaria recutita (chamomile) is a daisy like plant (Figure 2).