The constituents of the flowers of Matricaria chamomilla / by Frederick Belding Power and Henry Browning, Jun.

  • Power, Frederick B. (Frederick Belding), 1853-1927
Date:
1914.]
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Credit: The constituents of the flowers of Matricaria chamomilla / by Frederick Belding Power and Henry Browning, Jun. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ccxr. The Constituents of the Flowers of Matricaria Chamomilla. By Frederick Bedding Power and Henry Browning, jun. The flower-heads of the composite plant Matricaria Chamomilla, Linne, commonly designated as the “ German Chamomile,” are used to a considerable extent medicinally, and possess properties similar to those of the so called Roman or English chamomile (from Anthemis nobilis, Linne). They are recognised by most of the national Pharmacopoeias, but not by the British. The older investigations of Matricaria flowers have indicated, besides a relatively small proportion of essential oil, the presence