Production conditions and market of chamomile plant in Iran
Considering the medicinal and industrial value of chamomile plant, each kilogram of dried flowers in the market is 24 thousand Tomans, which it seems that with the development of cultivation and increasing the quality of this product, there is a possibility of proper export and exchange rate.
Chamomile is a temperate plant that grows in any soil and tolerates dry conditions. Also, this plant is resistant to salinity, so due to the water shortage crisis in the country, the cultivation of this plant with medicinal and industrial value can be developed and its export can be done.
Chamomile is a native plant of the Mediterranean region but its origin is in Asia Minor and today it is widely distributed in Europe, West Asia, North Africa, North and South America and Australia.
In Iran, different species of this plant grow in most parts of the country, including Lorestan, Arak, Rudbar, Khorramshahr, Bushehr, Andimeshk, Khuzestan, Dezful, Shushtar, Shiraz, Iranshahr and around Tehran.
Of course, the agricultural production of this product is mainly in the provinces of Isfahan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad, Golestan and Hamedan.
This annual plant, which has white and fragrant flowers, like other medicinal plants, has medicinal, cosmetic and industrial properties, the most important of which is its therapeutic properties for the treatment of gastric and gastrointestinal ulcers. Used in health, cosmetics and medicine.