A cartridge is proposed having at least one reception chamber (2), which extends in the longitudinal direction, for a medium to be dispensed, having a head part (4) and a cartridge wall (3) which bound the reception chamber (2), wherein a piston (8) is provided which can be introduced into the reception chamber (2) at the end remote from the head part (4) and which is sealingly displaceable along the cartridge wall (3) in the longitudinal direction, and wherein the cartridge wall (3) is manufactured from a cardboard and is sealingly connected to the head part (4). A multicomponent cartridge is furthermore provided by the invention.