Annual plant (weed) with finely dissected leaves; the fruit is an achene (without a pappus).

Anodyne, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, carminative, cholagogue, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, sedative, stomachic, tonic and vasodilator (flower infuison)

Plants for a Future

Chamazulene, farnesene, bisabolol and spiroethers (essential oil); flavonoids, coumarins, fatty acids, cyanogenic glycosides, salicylate derivatives, polysaccharides, choline and tannin.

For treating various digestive disorders, nervous tension and irritability and is also used externally to treat skin problems (herb); in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn's disease, peptic ulcers and hiatus hernia (flower infusion); to treat wounds, sunburn, burns, haemorrhoids, mastitis and leg ulcers (flowers)

Some people may show an allergic reaction and excessive doses can lead to upset stomach and vertigo.

Stary, Medicinal Herbs and Plants.