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Matricaria

Matricaria is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. Some of the species have the common name of "mayweed", but this name also refers to plants not in this genus.

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Research on Matricaria

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What science is finding about Matricaria

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A celery and chamomile compound fixed fatty liver via gut bacteria

A plant compound called apigenin, found in celery, parsley, and chamomile, reduced fatty liver disease in mice by reshaping their gut bacteria and lowering a harmful metabolite called homocysteine. The study suggests this common plant flavone could become a natural therapy for metabolic-associated fatty liver disease, a condition with few effective drug treatments.

Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets of Botanicals Derived from Asteraceae Plant Species.

Echinacea, chamomile, calendula, and yarrow growing in your garden belong to one of the most medicinally powerful plant...

Chamomile medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Medicinal Plants Used During Childbirth and Maternal-Neonatal Healthcare in Punjab, Pakistan

Fenugreek growing in your herb garden has been trusted by mothers across Punjab for generations to boost milk supply — and...

Chamomile ethnobotany / medicinal-plants

Traditional Respiratory Remedies From Anatolia: Ethnobotanical Insights and Bioactive Properties.

Elderberry, chamomile, plantain, and nettles growing in your garden or hedgerow have been quietly treating coughs and chest...

Chamomile ethnobotany / medicinal-plants

Plants and Plant-Derived Compounds Mediate Protection Across Diverse Pathological Conditions by Targeting the PANoptosis Pathways.

The sulforaphane in your garden broccoli and kale is now showing up in lab studies as a molecular brake on the exact runaway...

Chamomile medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Young adults in eastern Germany know dandelion and sparrows but few farmland species.

Cornflower and Chamomile — plants your grandparents likely knew by name from roadsides and field edges — are disappearing from...

Chamomile ethnobotany / native-plants

Beyond the crop: the role of medicinal and aromatic plants in soil carbon sequestration and nitrogen cycling.

Herbs you grow in your garden or see at the farmers' market may actually be quietly rebuilding the soil beneath them, making...

Chamomile soil-health / climate-adaptation