Evidence supporting the use of: Chamomile
For the health condition: Perspiration (excessive)

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Synopsis

Source of validity: Traditional
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Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla or Chamaemelum nobile) has a long history of use in traditional medicine for a variety of ailments, including as a mild sedative, anti-inflammatory, and for digestive complaints. In European and Western herbal traditions, chamomile is sometimes referenced as a "diaphoretic"—an agent believed to induce mild perspiration and thereby help "break a fever" or support the body’s natural cooling processes. This traditional use is based more on historical herbal texts and folk practices than on robust scientific studies. While chamomile contains compounds such as apigenin and bisabolol with known anti-inflammatory and calming effects, there is little direct scientific evidence that supports its use specifically for treating or regulating excessive perspiration (hyperhidrosis). Most modern research focuses on its benefits for anxiety, sleep disorders, and gastrointestinal symptoms. Thus, while its historical use as a diaphoretic is documented, the evidence for effectiveness in managing excessive perspiration is minimal, and it is not a standard or widely recommended treatment for this condition in conventional or evidence-based alternative medicine.

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Other health conditions supported by chamomile

Abdominal Pain
Abrasions
Abscesses
Abuse and Trauma
Acid Indigestion
Acne
Addictions (general remedies for)
Adrenal Fatigue
Afterbirth Pain
Age Spots
Allergies (respiratory)
Anal Fistula or Fissure
Antibiotics (side effects of)
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders
Appetite (deficient)
Anger (excessive)
Bedwetting
Belching
Bites and Stings
Bleeding (external)
Blisters
Bloodshot Eyes
Boils
Bruises (healing)
Bulimia
Burns and Scalds
Cancer (natural therapy for)
Cancer Treatment (reducing side effects)
Canker Sores
Carbuncles
Chemotherapy (reducing side effects)
Colds (general)
Colds (prevention)
Colds (with fever)
Colic (adults)
Colic (children)
Congestion
Congestion (bronchial)
Congestion (lungs)
Congestion (sinus)
Constipation (adults)
Constipation (children)
Cuts
Depression
Dermatitis
Diarrhea
Digestion (poor)
Dysmenorrhea
Dyspepsia
Ear Infection or Earache
Eczema
Emotional Sensitivity
Enteritis
Epilepsy
Eye Infections
Eye Problems
Eyes (red or itching)
Fever
Fungal Infections
Gas and Bloating
Gastritis
Gingivitis
Halitosis
Headache (general)
Headache (sinus)
Headache (tension)
Hemorrhoids
Hiatal Hernia
Hiccups
Hysteria
Indigestion
Inflammatory Bowel Disorders
Insomnia
Irritability
Itching
Itching (rectal)
Itching Ears
Labor and Delivery
Laryngitis
Leaky Gut Syndrome
Lesions
Lupus
Measles
Morning Sickness
Nausea and Vomiting
Nose Bleeds
Perspiration (excessive)
PMS (general)
PMS Type A
PMS Type P
Poison Ivy or Oak
Post Partum Depression
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Pregnancy (herbs and supplements for)
Rashes and Hives
Restless Dreams
Rhinitis
Rhinitis, Allergic
Rosacea
Scratches and Abrasions
Seizures
Sleep (restless and disturbed)
Sore Throat
Strep Throat
Stress
Sunburn
Sweat Baths (herbs for)
Teething
Tension
Tickle in Throat
TMJ
Tonsillitis