Chamomile German Essential Oil (Matricaria recutita)

 

Appearance Viscous liquid
Colour dark blue to green
Odor specific, of German chamomile
Relative density, g/cm3  0,899 – 0,930
Solubility in 70% ethanol (V/V) 1:2
Acid value, mg KOH/g not more than 30
Ester value, mg KOH/g not more than 350  
Ester value after acetylating, mg KOH/g not more than 430

Contents of characteristic ingredients (by GC), %:  
Bisabolol oxide A from 1 to 10  
Bisabolol oxide B from 1 to 12  
Bisabolon oxide from 4 to 15  
Chamazulene more than 3    
Farnesene from 20 to 50  
Limonene not more than 0,5  

 

Therapeutic Properties: 
The therapeutic properties of German chamomile oil are antispasmodic, antiseptic, antibiotic, antidepressant, antineuralgic, antiphlogistic, carminative, cholagogue, cicatrisant, emenagogue, analgesic, febrifuge, hepatic, sedative, nervine, digestive, tonic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, sudorific, stomachic, anti inflammatory, anti infectious, vermifuge.