Wild chamomile

(Matricaria chamomilla)- asteraceae family. Flowers containing essential oil, apiin, apigenin, phytosterols, tannins and mucous substances, bitterness, vitamins and others are used. The composition of essential oil include hamazulen, cadinene. The flowers contain flavonoids, nicotinic and ascorbic acid, caprylic, anthemic, isovalerianic, salicylic acids, coumarins, choline, phytosterols, carotene, bitterness, slime, gum, sugar, protein substances, as well as glycoside of antispasmodic effect, relaxing the smooth muscles and analgesic for intestinal spasms, glycoside of diaphoretic effect, apigenin, apiin, herniarin, matricin. Chamomile anthodium infusion has anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, antiseptic, weak astringent, analgesic, sedative, anticonvulsant, diaphoretic, choleretic effects. It is included into the composition of Viva Fit herbal tea.