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chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum; Tripleurospermum

chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; comprises plants sometimes included in other genera: e.g. Tanacetum; Tripleurospermum

German Chamomile; carminative and tonic.

From matrix, matricis, "the womb;" so called from its reputed virtues in affections of that organ. The flowers resemble, in their properties, chamomile and tansy; and; like them, have been esteemed tonic, stomachic, resolvent, emmenagogue, vermifuge, &c. They are not much used.

See Matricaria chamomilla.

Feverfew, a genus of composite plants.

Of the U. S. Ph., German chamomile, the bitter aromatic flower heads of M. chamomilla. They contain a volatile oil and a bitter extractive, and are very similar to common chamomile (flowers of Anthemis nobilis) in medicinal properties; used in Europe as an antispasmodic and anthelminthic.

Chrysanthemun parthenium.