Chamomile (Matricaria recutita):

Therapeutic actions:

Antibacterial, anticatarrhal, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, antiseptic, carminative, mild sedative, nervous diarrhoea. Topically - haemorrhoids, mastitis, leg ulcers. (Newall, et al., 1996. p. 69)

Phytochemical constituents that enhance these:

• Coumarins - antibacterial. (Newall, et al., 1996. p. 69)
• (-)-a-bisabolol - anti-ulcerogenic activity. (Newall, et al., 1996. p. 69)

Supporting evidence:

Anti-inflammatory, antipeptic and antispasmodic effects have been reported on the stomach and duodenum of humans. (Newall, et al., 1996. p. 69)