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ArticleMolecular medicine reports2010

Chamomile: A herbal medicine of the past with bright future.

Janmejai K Srivastava, Eswar Shankar, Sanjay Gupta

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Article in Molecular medicine reports, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 170 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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170citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
9.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

170 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 502 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Short-term open-label chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) therapy of moderate to severe generalized anxiety disorder.Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology · 2016
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  7. Chamomile infusion cryotherapy to prevent oral mucositis induced by chemotherapy: a pilot study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2016
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  19. Unlocking the Secrets of Roman Chamomile (Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  20. The Volatilomes ofMycobiology · 2026
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110 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Janmejai K SrivastavaDepartment of Urology & Nutrition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
Eswar Shankar
Sanjay Gupta
Case Western Reserve University · US

Funding

Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention by ApigeninR01CA108512 · NCI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI GUPTA, SANJAY · 2004 to 2014
$2.4M
Chamomile as Medicine for Prostate cancerR01AT002709 · NCCIH · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI GUPTA, SANJAY · 2005 to 2009
$1.3M
NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT002709NCI NIH HHS R01 CA108512
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chamomile is one of the most ancient medicinal herbs known to mankind. It is a member of Asteraceae/Compositae family and represented by two common varieties viz. German Chamomile (Chamomilla recutita) and Roman Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile). The dried flowers of chamomile contain many terpenoids and flavonoids contributing to its medicinal properties. Chamomile preparations are commonly used for many human ailments such as hay fever, inflammation, muscle spasms, menstrual disorders, insomnia, ulcers, wounds, gastrointestinal disorders, rheumatic pain, and hemorrhoids. Essential oils of chamomile are used extensively in cosmetics and aromatherapy. Many different preparations of chamomile have been developed, the most popular of which is in the form of herbal tea consumed more than one million cups per day. In this review we describe the use of chamomile in traditional medicine with regard to evaluating its curative and preventive properties, highlight recent findings for its development as a therapeutic agent promoting human health.

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PMCPMC2995283
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