ANTI-ALLERGIC
Chandrashekhar, V. M., Halagali, K. S., Nidavani, R. B., Shalavadi, M. H., Biradar, B. S., Biswas, D., & Muchchandi, I. S. (2011). Anti-allergic activity of German chamomile (Matricaria recutita L.) in mast cell mediated allergy model. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 137(1), 336-340. Full Article
ANTIBACTERIAL
M Moricz, A., Szarka, S., G Ott, P., B Hethelyi, E., Szoke, E., & Tyihak, E. (2012). Separation and identification of antibacterial chamomile components using OPLC, bioautography and GC-MS. Medicinal Chemistry, 8(1), 85-94. Full Article
ANTIDEPRESSANT
Amsterdam, J. D., Shults, J., Soeller, I., Mao, J. J., Rockwell, K., & Newberg, A. B. (2012). Chamomile (matricaria recutita) may have antidepressant activity in anxious depressed humans-an exploratory study. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 18(5), 44. Full Article
ANTIFUNGAL
Jamalian, A., Shams-Ghahfarokhi, M., Jaimand, K., Pashootan, N., Amani, A., & Razzaghi-Abyaneh, M. (2012). Chemical composition and antifungal activity of Matricaria recutita flower essential oil against medically important dermatophytes and soil-borne pathogens. Journal de Mycologie Médicale/Journal of Medical Mycology, 22(4), 308-315. Full Article
ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
Begum, N. (2017). In vitro investigation of anti-inflammatory and COX-2 inhibitory potential of flower extracts of Matricaria recutita. International Journal of Green Pharmacy (IJGP), 11(02). Full Article
Bhaskaran, N., Shukla, S., Srivastava, J. K., & Gupta, S. (2010). Chamomile: an anti-inflammatory agent inhibits inducible nitric oxide synthase expression by blocking RelA/p65 activity. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 26(6), 935-940. Full Article
Srivastava, J. K., Pandey, M., & Gupta, S. (2009). Chamomile, a novel and selective COX-2 inhibitor with anti-inflammatory activity. Life Sciences, 85(19-20), 663-669. Full Article
ANTISEIZURE
Heidari, M. R., Dadollahi, Z., Mehrabani, M., Mehrabi, H., Pourzadeh‐Hosseini, M., Behravan, E., & Etemad, L. (2009). Study of antiseizure effects of Matricaria recutita extract in mice. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1171(1), 300-304. Full Article
ANTIMICROBIAL
Göger, G., Demirci, B., Ilgın, S., & Demirci, F. (2018). Antimicrobial and toxicity profiles evaluation of the Chamomile (Matricaria recutita L.) essential oil combination with standard antimicrobial agents. Industrial Crops and Products, 120, 279-285. Full Article
Abd El Raheim, M., Alam, A., Nour, Y. S., & Radwan, A. M. (2016). Evaluation of Antimicrobial and Antioxidant activities of Matricaria recutita, Ricinus communis and Zygophyllum coccineum Extracts. Bull. Env. Pharmacol. Life Sci, 5, 30-33. Full Article
Kazemi, M. (2015). Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of essential oil of Matricaria recutita.International Journal of Food Properties, 18(8), 1784-1792. Full Article
ANTIOXIDANT
Hwang, S. H., Wang, Z., Quispe, G., Yanymee, N., Lim, S. S., & Yu, J. M. (2018). Evaluation of Aldose Reductase, Protein Glycation, and Antioxidant Inhibitory Activities of Bioactive Flavonoids in Matricaria recutita L. and Their Structure-Activity Relationship. Journal of Diabetes Research, 2018. Full Article
Hajaji, S., Sifaoui, I., López-Arencibia, A., Reyes-Batlle, M., Jiménez, I. A., Bazzocchi, I. L., ... & Akkari, H. (2017). Correlation of radical-scavenging capacity and amoebicidal activity of Matricaria recutita L.(Asteraceae).Experimental parasitology, 183, 212-217. Full Article
Hashemi, S. M. B., Brewer, M. S., Safari, J., Nowroozi, M., Abadi Sherahi, M. H., Sadeghi, B., & Ghafoori, M. (2016). Antioxidant activity, reaction mechanisms, and kinetics of Matricaria recutita extract in commercial blended oil oxidation. International Journal of Food Properties, 19(2), 257-271. Full Article
Sebai, H., Jabri, M. A., Souli, A., Hosni, K., Rtibi, K., Tebourbi, O., ... & Sakly, M. (2015). Chemical composition, antioxidant properties and hepatoprotective effects of chamomile (Matricaria recutita L.) decoction extract against alcohol-induced oxidative stress in rat. General Physiology and Biophysics, 34(3), 263-275. Full Article
Sebai, H., Jabri, M. A., Souli, A., Rtibi, K., Selmi, S., Tebourbi, O., ... & Sakly, M. (2014). Antidiarrheal and antioxidant activities of chamomile (Matricaria recutita L.) decoction extract in rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 152(2), 327-332. Full Article
Pereira, R. P., Fachinetto, R., de Souza Prestes, A., Puntel, R. L., Da Silva, G. N. S., Heinzmann, B. M., ... & Morsch, V. M. (2009). Antioxidant effects of different extracts from Melissa officinalis, Matricaria recutita and Cymbopogon citratus. Neurochemical Research, 34(5), 973-983. Full Article
ANTIPRURITIC
Kobayashi, Y., Takahashi, R., & Ogino, F. (2005). Antipruritic effect of the single oral administration of German chamomile flower extract and its combined effect with antiallergic agents in ddY mice. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 101(1-3), 308-312. Full Article
Kobayashi, Y., Nakano, Y., Inayama, K., Sakai, A., & Kamiya, T. (2003). Dietary intake of the flower extracts of German chamomile (Matricaria recutita L.) inhibited compound 48/80-induced itch-scratch responses in mice.Phytomedicine, 10(8), 657-664. Full Article
ANTIVIRAL
Koch, C., Reichling, J., Kehm, R., Sharaf, M. M., Zentgraf, H., Schneele, J., & Schnitzler, P. (2008). Efficacy of anise oil, dwarf‐pine oil and chamomile oil against thymidine‐kinase‐positive and thymidine‐kinase‐negative herpesviruses. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 60(11), 1545-1550. Full Article
ANXIOLYTIC
Viola, H., Wasowski, C., De Stein, M. L., Wolfman, C., Silveira, R., Dajas, F., ... & Paladini, A. C. (1995). Apigenin, a component of Matricaria recutita flowers, is a central benzodiazepine receptors-ligand with anxiolytic effects. Planta Medica, 61(03), 213-216. Full Abstract
LEISHMANICIDAL ACTIVITY
Hajaji, S., Sifaoui, I., López-Arencibia, A., Reyes-Batlle, M., Jiménez, I. A., Bazzocchi, I. L., ... & Piñero, J. E. (2018). Leishmanicidal activity of α-bisabolol from Tunisian chamomile essential oil. Parasitology Research, 1-13. Full Article
NEUROPROTECTIVE ACTIVITY
Ranpariya, V. L., Parmar, S. K., Sheth, N. R., & Chandrashekhar, V. M. (2011). Neuroprotective activity of Matricaria recutita against fluoride-induced stress in rats. Pharmaceutical Biology, 49(7), 696-701. Full Article
Chandrashekhar, V. M., Ranpariya, V. L., Ganapaty, S., Parashar, A., & Muchandi, A. A. (2010). Neuroprotective activity of Matricaria recutita Linn against global model of ischemia in rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 127(3), 645-651. Full Article
PAIN RELIEF
Zargaran, A., Borhani-Haghighi, A., Salehi-Marzijarani, M., Faridi, P., Daneshamouz, S., Azadi, A., ... & Mohagheghzadeh, A. (2018). Evaluation of the effect of topical chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) oleogel as pain relief in migraine without aura: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. Neurological Sciences, 1-9. Full Article
RELAXANT
Sándor, Z., Mottaghipisheh, J., Veres, K., Hohmann, J., Bencsik, T., Horváth, A., ... & Csupor, D. (2018). Evidence supports tradition: the in vitro effects of Roman Chamomile on smooth muscles. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 9, 323. Full Article
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Petronilho, S., Maraschin, M., Coimbra, M. A., & Rocha, S. M. (2012). In vitro and in vivo studies of natural products: A challenge for their valuation. The case study of chamomile (Matricaria recutita L.). Industrial Crops and Products, 40, 1-12. Full Article