Annual, up to 30 inches tall (75 cm). The branched stem is erect and smooth and grows to a height of 15-60 cm. The long and narrow leaves are bipinnate or tripinnate. The flowers are borne in paniculate capitula. The white ray florets are furnished with a ligule, while the disc florets are yellow. The hollow receptacle is swollen and lacks scales.

Stimulant, bitter, tonic, aromatic, emmenagogue, anodyne, antispasmodic, stomachic (plant); anodyne, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, sedative, stomachic, tonic and vasodilator (flower).

Herb Information
Matricaria
King's American Dispensatory
Plants for a Future

Alpha-bisabolol, choline (flower); apigenin, ascorbic acid, axillarin, azulene, borneol, bornyl-acetate, caffeic acid, capric acid, caprylic acid, chamazulene, chlorogenic acid, chrysoeriol, chrysosplenol, farnesol, furfural, gentisic acid, geraniol, herniarin, hyperoside, isoferulic acid, isorhamnetin, kaempferol, linoleic acid, luteolin, malic acid, niacin, oleic acid, p-coumaric acid, palmitic acid, perillyl-alcohol, quercetin, rutin, salicyclic acid, sinapic acid, tannin, thiamin, thujone, umbelliferone, xanthoxylin (plant).

For pain, indigestion, acidity, gas, gastritis, bloating, colic, hiatus hernia, peptic ulcer, Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, relieves irritability and promotes sleep, especially in children, relaxes tense, aching muscles, eases menstrual pain, as a mouthwash against oral mucositis (plant)