A review on the pharmacological effects of Matricaria chamomilla

Research and studies on the pharmacological effects of medicinal plants, have been recently considered by many researchers. Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) is one of the oldest medicinal plant known by human and its application came back to the ancient Greece. This paper presents a review on the studies conducted on pharmacological effects of chamomile.

The papers regarding the pharmacologic effects of chamomile, which has been indexed since 2000 till 2017 in ISI, Web of Science, Scopus, Pubmed Central, Pubmed, and SID databases, are used in this study.

Therapeutic effects of chamomile on gastrointestinal and neurological diseases, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticancer properties as well as wound healing activity have been shown in clinical and experimental studies.

Matricaria chamomilla has been recognized as an important medicinal plant in the world. Different uses of this plant in the pharmaceutical and food industries indicate considerable commercial value of this plant in the world.