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- Dog chamomile - highly toxic or hardly toxic?
- Deadly poisoning - very unlikely
- Characteristics of the dog chamomile
- Tips
The dog chamomile (photo) looks very similar to the real chamomile
Dog chamomile - highly toxic or hardly toxic?
Everyone knows the real chamomile - especially as a tea and active ingredient in skin care products. The dog's chamomile looks to her confusingly similar. But is it just as curative as real chamomile or is it even poisonous?
Deadly poisoning - very unlikely
The dog chamomile, which bears the botanical name Anthemis arvensis, is classified as low in toxicity. It is the sesquiterpene lactone anthecotulid that makes dog chamomile less attractive for consumption and use as a remedy. This substance is extremely sensitive to sensitive people in:
Characteristics of the dog chamomile
Just like the real chamomile, the dog chamomile is a representative of the daisy family. Here are their features where you can recognize them:
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Dog chamomile hardly smells, while the real chamomile possesses a typical strong camomile cloth.