Its action is anti-inflammatory, visceral and general relaxant, bitter, uterine relaxant, and peripheral vasodilator.
Chamomile is especially useful for digestive conditions with a nervous component such as dyspepsia.
It relaxes the gut wall, relieving colic, nervous or irritable hyperactivity, diarrhea, and spastic colon. Its volatile oil content is anti-inflammatory and carminative, reducing flatulence. Additionally, Chamomile is a bitter digestive stimulant, aiding proper digestion, bile flow and pancreatic action, thereby preventing digestive depression. Chamomile is also useful for nervous tension and insomnia, anxiety and children's problems which often result from nervous excitability or tension. A review of 12 commonly used medicinal herbs.