Chamomile

Matricaria Recutita

Other Names:

German Camomile

Benefits

Antioxidant
Anti-inflammatory
Antiseptic
Digestive-aid
Appetite-stimulant
Antifungal
Antibacterial
Immunity
Hepatoprotective
Wound-healing
Gastroprotective

Chamomile (Matricaria Recutita) is one of the most common herbs used for medicinal purposes worldwide. It can be used in a variety of forms. Chamomile is widely used to treat inflammations of the skin and mucous membranes, and for various bacterial infections of the skin, oral cavity and gums, and respiratory tract. It has been frequently used as a mild sedative to calm nerves and reduce anxiety.

Chamomile's flowers contain 1-2% volatile oils, including alpha-bisabolol, alpha-bisabolol oxides A and B, and matricin, which are known for their anti-inflammatory and antiphlogistic properties.

Poultry Specific Studies

Type	Plant Part	Dosage	Specific use	Results	Ref
Chickens	flower extract	3g/kg diet	antioxidant, aflatoxicosis	can be an alternative to ameliorate the adverse effects of feed contaminated with low doses of toxic mycotoxins.	H Zazarizadeh et al., 2019

References

Sakkas H, Gousia P, Economou V, Sakkas V, Petsios S, Papadopoulou C.. "In vitro antimicrobial activity of five essential oils on multidrug resistant Gram-negative clinical isolates." J Intercult Ethnopharmacol. (2016)
Chinsembu KC.. "Plants and other natural products used in the management of oral infections and improvement of oral health." Acta Trop. (2016)
Rafieian-Kopaei M, Saki K, Bahmani M, Ghafourian S, Sadeghifard N, Taherikalani M.. "Listeriosis Phytotherapy: A Review Study on the Effectiveness of Iranian Medicinal Plants in Treatment of Listeriosis." J Evid Based Complementary Altern Med. (2015)
Bubel F, Dobrzaski Z, Gawe A, Pogoda-Sewerniak K, Grela ER.. "Effect of humic-plant feed preparations on biochemical blood parameters of laying hens in deep litter housing system." Pol J Vet Sci. (2015)
Dada, R., Toghyani, M., & Tabeidian, S. A.. "The Effect of chamomile flower (Matricaria chamomilla L.) extract and powder as growth promoter on growth performance and digestive organs of broiler chickens." Research Opinions in Animal & Veterinary Sciences, (2015)
Jakubcova, Z. U. Z. A. N. A., Zeman, L. A. D. I. S. L. A. V., Horky, P. A. V. E. L., Mrkvicova, E., Mares, P. E. T. R., . "The influence of the addition of chamomile extract to the diet of chickens." Proceedings of the conference MendelNet. (2014)
Bullitta, S., Piluzza, G., & Viegi, L. "Plant resources used for traditional ethnoveterinary phytotherapy in Sardinia (Italy)" Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution (2007)

Chamomile

Matricaria Recutita

Other Names:

Benefits

Poultry Specific Studies

References

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