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Botanical Name |
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Anthemis cotula L. |
English
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Stinking chamomile |
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Asteraceae |
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General Info
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Winter or summer annual growing to a height of 2 feet. Stems below the cotyledons (hypocotyls) are green and become maroon with age. Cotyledons are thick and smooth, approximately 7 to 8 mm long. Leaves alternate, finely dissected, approximately 3/4 to 2 1/2 inches long and 1 inch wide. Flowers solitary, terminating the branches, disk yellow, ray white; rays standing horizontal during the day, reflexed at night. Involucre hemispherical, imbricated, hairy. Fruit an achene that is approximately 1.2 to 1.8 mm long. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antispasmodic, astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic, emetic, emmenagogue and tonic (whole plant) |
Pharmacology
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To induce menstruation and was traditionally used to treat supposedly hysterical conditions related to the uterus, as a poultice on piles or to draw splinters out of the body, and can also be applied to the bath water (herb); rheumatism, epilepsy, asthma, colds and fevers (infusion); onto insect stings (leaves) |
| Contraindication |
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Contraindicated for pregnant women or nursing mothers. |
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