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This work was applied to inspect the potential health benefits of the oral administration of the Iraqi Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) water extract on the bactericidal capacity of serum samples collected from a group of children with Strep throat symptoms during the year of 2019. Accordingly, a total of fifty children referred to from a private pediatric clinic at the age range of (10-15) years from both sexes were involved in this study. All children were interviewed, and their symptoms were recorded. Then, 200 ml of warm water extract of one gram of Iraqi Chamomile fresh flower was orally administered to children twice a day for ten days. Health parameters such as respiratory complications, bodyweight mass, blood hemoglobin and the bactericidal capacity of serum were all evaluated at three levels including (day-zero, day-three, and day-five) of treatment. Results showed a marked improvement in the symptoms including feeling well, less congestion of the chest, and children presented with no coughing nor sneezing on the third day of treatment. Moreover, no significant difference (P >0.05) in the bodyweight mass (BWM) parameter of the participating children when compared with their weights at the day-zero. Alternatively, a slight increase was recorded in blood hemoglobin on the fifth day of the treatment. In addition to the increase in the bactericidal capacity of children�s serum compared to the percentage of cfu/ml between day-zero and the fifth day in the bacterial colony counts of the Streptococcus isolates. In addition to the significant impact of the water extract on the growth activity of the Streptococcus isolates In Vitro.