Phytotherapheautic studies on sales herbals as known as chamomile

In Turkey, Matricaria, Anthemis, Tripleurospermum and Chrysanthemum species are known chamomile by public.Chamomillae romanae flos and Matriacariae flos extracts are used for dermatitis, allergy, hemorrhoids, dismonerea, oral mucositis and gastrointestinal diseases. Also, chamomile essential oil derived from Matriacariae flos is used in cosmetology and against oral mucositis, gingivitis and gastrointestinal diseases. Chamomile is used against colic, convulsion, diarrhoea, gout, insomnia, lumbago, sciatic, indigestion, toothache and as a sedative in folk medicine.In this study, botanical and chemical characteristics; biological activities and usage of chamomile were gathered together.Macroscopic, microscopic studies, thin-layer chromatography analysis were conducted at the all. Loss on drying % 3.802 ? 7.905, total ash % 5.831 ? 7.571, broken drug % 0.661-9.391, essential oil % 0.0012-0.0030 were found. The results of loss on driying, total ash, broken drug and microscopic analysis fit in European Pharmacopoeia 6.0 (2008), but the results of macroscobic and TLC analysis did not fit in European Pharmacopoeia 6.0(2008).