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German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)
German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla)

Asteraceae · flower head

German chamomile

Matricaria chamomilla

Traditional use onlyFood-like / generally well tolerated

Flower heads mapped in this catalog for traditional digestive, mild tension, and topical skin use. Human trials exist but are small and mixed; the catalog tags the evidence as traditional.

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Safety first

Flower tea is food-like for most people. Asteraceae allergy (ragweed family) is the main hard stop; rare anaphylaxis is recorded.

Tradition vs trials

Traditional record. European folk and Commission E / ESCOP records use the flower as a mild carminative and topical wash.

Trial literature. Scattered human trials (dyspepsia combinations, topical, sleep) are small. This catalog does not upgrade the plant to a human-evidence tag on that basis.

Practical ranges

Educational ranges — not a prescription. Culinary use is not an extract.

  • dried flower tea

    European monographs commonly list about 1–4 g dried flower per cup, up to three times daily

    ESCOP / German Commission E — Educational range only — not a prescription. A licensed clinician individualizes product, dose, and duration.

Pregnancy, nursing, children

  • Pregnancy. Culinary-strength tea is traditionally used; concentrated extracts lack adequate pregnancy data.
  • Nursing. Culinary-strength tea is traditionally used; concentrated products lack robust data.
  • Children. Weak tea is a traditional European children's drink; allergy remains the main concern. Extracts are not automatically pediatric.

Contraindications

  • Asteraceae allergy
  • known chamomile allergy

Key interactions

  • generally low at culinary tea doses · note

    Theoretical additive sedation with CNS depressants is not well documented at tea strength.

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