Latin, Anthemis vulgaris, Chamaemelum vulgaris, Chamomilla nostras, C. officinalis, C. vulgaris, Chrysanthemum chamomilla, Leucanthemum, Matricaria chamomilla, M. suaveolens ;
English, Bitter chamomile, Corn fever-few, German chamomile, Wild chamomile;
French, Chamomille commune;
German, Feld-kamille,
Urdu, Baboona.
An annual herb, with large, woody, fibrous root. The stem is erect,
1 to 2 feet high, solid, smooth, shining, strongly striate, with
long, slender branches. The leaves are numerous, alternate, sessile,
amplexicaul ; the upper simple, the other bi-or tripinnatifid ; the
segments strap-shaped, narrow and minutely pointed. The flowers, May
to August, are ½ inch wide, numerous, terminal, solitary on striated,
naked peduncles. The ray florets are white, reflexed at night, oblong,
with three teeth ; the disk florets are yellow, conical and prominent.
Found in :-
Waste or cultivated ground throughout Europe, except the extreme
north, extending through northern Asia to the peninsula of India ;
also in Australia, where it is a troublesome weed.
Introduced into homoeopathic practice :-- |
By Hahnemann, in 1805, Frag. de. Vir. 73. ( Allen’s Encyc. Mat, Med. III. 89 ; X. 456.)
The whole plant in flowers.
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(a)Tincture Q: = | Drug Strength 1/10 |
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Chamomilla, moist magma containing solids | 100gm. |
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Plant moisture 300 Cc. | = 400.
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Distilled water | 200 Cc.
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Strong alcohol, | 537 Cc.
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To make one thousand cubic centimeters of tincture.
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(b) Dilutions: 2x to contain one part of tincture, four parts distilled water, five parts alcohol ; 3x and higher with dispensing alcohol.
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