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Matricaria discoidea
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This page is the result of the aggregation of content from 9 sources. At Phyto-info, we have indexed, assembled and synthesized all the information found to summarize it, to make it readable and easy to access. We have carefully selected our sources from recognized and reliable people.

  • Doctor & Ethnobotanist Dr. Gérard Debuigne is a French doctor, specializing in phytotherapy and nutrition. Hi co-author, Dr. François Couplan is a French ethnobotanist and writer, specializing in the traditional uses of wild edible plants, which he has studied on all five continents and of which he is a pioneer in Europe.
  • Physician Dr. François-Joseph Cazin (1788-1864) was a French physician. Author of an imposing Practical and Reasoned Treatise on Indigenous Medicinal Plants, he is considered the ancestor of the French school of phytotherapy.
  • Pharmacist Dr. Carole Minker, pharmacist, has studied the traditional uses of medicinal plants by people around the world.
  • Herbalist Pierre Lieutaghi (1939-2023) was pursuing research on the relationships between plants and societies in Western Europe. He was scientific manager of the Salagon ethnobotanical garden in Haute Provence. He was one of the best connoisseurs of traditional knowledge in the field of herbal remedies in France.
  • Herbalist Dr. François Couplan is a French ethnobotanist and writer, specializing in the traditional uses of wild edible plants, which he has studied on all five continents and of which he is a pioneer in Europe.
  • Herbalist Paul-Victor Fournier (1877-1964) was a French canon and botanist. His major work, 'Les quatre flores de France', published between 1934 and 1940, remains a reference work for the identification of plants in the field.
  • Herbalist Becky Cole, based in Northern Ireland, works as a landscaper after studying at NCAD and TCD. She is also an herbalist by training, having studied with mentors such as Juliet Blankespoor, Marysia Miernowska and Jade Shutes, among others.
  • Herbalist Michael Moore (1941 – 2009) was an American herbalist. He wrote the Matière Médicale, which is the most widely used to date in English-speaking countries, specifying the methods of preparation and dosages of classical medicinal plants.
  • Herbalist Yves Vanopdenbosch is a graduate hospital nurse trained in Belgium, he directs the École des Plantes where he teaches traditional European phytotherapy.

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Practical information

Family

Asteraceae

Parts used

Picking info

Medicine cabinet

33 traditional uses

Amenorrhea 1
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 145, "aménorrhée"]. Actes Sud.
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Asthma 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "asthme"]. Tana.
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Bronchitis 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "bronchite"]. Tana.
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Colitis 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "colite spasmodique"]. Tana.
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Constipation 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "constipation"]. Tana.
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Contact dermatitis 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "allergies cutanées"]. Tana.
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Cystitis 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "cystite"]. Tana.
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Dermatitis 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "irritations"]. Tana.
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Dermatosis 2
  • Contemporary French doctor in ethnobotany Couplan, F. (2021). Bienvenue aux mauvaises herbes du jardin : elles soignent, elles nourrissent ou sont tout simplement esthétiques [p. 108, "affections cutanées"]. Larousse.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "affections cutanées"]. Tana.
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Diarrhea 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "diarrhée"]. Tana.
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Dry eyes 1
  • Contemporary French doctor in ethnobotany Couplan, F. (2021). Bienvenue aux mauvaises herbes du jardin : elles soignent, elles nourrissent ou sont tout simplement esthétiques [p. 108, "irritation […] des yeux"]. Larousse.
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Dysmenorrhea 3
  • Contemporary French physician & ethnobotanist Débuigne, G., & Couplan, F. (2019). Le Petit Larousse des plantes médicinales [p. 315, "douleurs de la menstruation"]. Larousse.
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 145, "dysménorrhée"]. Actes Sud.
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "menstruations douloureuses"]. Tana.
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Dyspepsia 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "troubles digestifs"]. Tana.
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Gastritis 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "gastrite"]. Tana.
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Gout 1
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 145, "points douleureux de la goutte"]. Actes Sud.
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Hair care 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "soins après-shampoing pour blondir légèrement les cheveux"]. Tana.
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Head lice infestation 1
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 145, "poux"]. Actes Sud.
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Heartburn 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "reflux gastro-oesophagien"]. Tana.
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Influenza 1
  • Contemporary French physician & ethnobotanist Débuigne, G., & Couplan, F. (2019). Le Petit Larousse des plantes médicinales [p. 315, "maux de tête d’origine grippale"]. Larousse.
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Intestinal parasite infection 1
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 147, "ascarides […] oxyures"]. Actes Sud.
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Laryngitis 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "laryngite"]. Tana.
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Mastitis 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "inflammation mammaires"]. Tana.
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Mictional disorder 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "troubles urinaires"]. Tana.
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Migraine 1
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 145, "migraine"]. Actes Sud.
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Mucositis 1
  • Contemporary French doctor in ethnobotany Couplan, F. (2021). Bienvenue aux mauvaises herbes du jardin : elles soignent, elles nourrissent ou sont tout simplement esthétiques [p. 108, "irritation des muqueuses"]. Larousse.
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Nervousness 1
  • Contemporary French doctor in ethnobotany Couplan, F. (2021). Bienvenue aux mauvaises herbes du jardin : elles soignent, elles nourrissent ou sont tout simplement esthétiques [p. 108, "tension nerveuse"]. Larousse.
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Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "syndrome prémenstruel"]. Tana.
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Prostatitis 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "inflammation de la prostate"]. Tana.
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Pruritus 1
  • Contemporary French herbalist and ethnobotanist Lieutaghi, P. (1996). Le livre des bonnes herbes [p. 145, "prurits eczémateux"]. Actes Sud.
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Rheumatism 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "douleurs articulaires"]. Tana.
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Sore 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "plaies"]. Tana.
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Sprain 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "entorses"]. Tana.
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Tendinopathy 1
  • Contemporary French doctor of pharmacy Minker, C. (2023). Le guide des plantes sauvages: 100 plantes essentielles aux vertus bienfaisantes [p. 154, "tendinites"]. Tana.
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Dosages

External infusion

Internal infusion

External oil macerate

19 plant properties

11 constituents

common name

4 scientific names

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Children

Pregnant or breastfeeding women

Energetics

Tastes

Elementary energies

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