PHARMACOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF MATRICARIA RECUTITA-A REVIEW

Authors

  • Vikas Gupta National Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Research, CCRAS, Patiala, Punjab, India
  • Payal Mittal Akal College of Pharmacy and Technical Education, Mastuana Sahib, Sangrur, India
  • Parveen Bansal National Institute of Ayurvedic Pharmaceutical Research, CCRAS, Patiala, Punjab, India
  • Sukhbir L. Khokra Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India
  • Dhirender Kaushik Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India

Abstract

Matricaria recutita, once it has been called as Marticaria chamomilla, Chamomilla recutita, and Chamomilum nobile family Asteraceae. The main constituents of this plant include the terpenoids α-bisabolol and its oxides and azulenes, including chamazulene. Matricaria recutita shows different pharmacological activities like anti-inflammatory, anti- cancer, treatment of stress and depression, anti-allergic etc. This review focuses on the detailed chemical constituents, pharmacological activities of different parts of this plant.

 

 

Keywords:

Marticaria chamomilla, terpenoids, chamazulene

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25004/IJPSDR.2010.020102

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“PHARMACOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF MATRICARIA RECUTITA-A REVIEW”. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 2010, pp. 12-16, https://doi.org/10.25004/IJPSDR.2010.020102.

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“PHARMACOLOGICAL POTENTIAL OF MATRICARIA RECUTITA-A REVIEW”. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, vol. 2, no. 1, Jan. 2010, pp. 12-16, https://doi.org/10.25004/IJPSDR.2010.020102.