Siberian bisabolol chamomile (Matricaria recutita) is a perennial plant of the Asteraceae family, reaching up to 40 cm in height, flowering from May to October. Flower heads are harvested during leaf budding, which ensures maximum content of active substances. The chemical composition includes essential oils (including bisabolol), flavonoids, carotenoids, steroids, and a multitude of microelements, such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, zinc, etc., making it a valuable medicinal raw material.
The medicinal properties of chamomile are rich: it has a psychostimulating, choleretic, soothing, and demulcent effect, and also possesses anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, wound-healing, antiviral, fungistatic, analgesic, and spasmolytic effects. Thanks to its antioxidant and immunomodulatory action, it maintains the general condition of the body, as well as protects the liver, kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract from damage.
The use of Siberian chamomile is diverse: in the form of tea, infusions, inhalations, baths, and compresses. It is effective for burns, eczema, bronchial asthma, cough, flu, gastrointestinal diseases, stomatitis, phlebitis, vaginitis, cystitis, seborrhea, dyspepsia, insomnia, migraines, and other conditions. At high doses, essential oil may cause headache and general weakness, so it is important to observe recommended usage norms.
Flower collection is carried out every 4–6 days as buds open, and seeds retain germinability for up to two years. The plant prefers light soils from loamy to medium loam and requires regular weeding and loosening for optimal growth.
