German Chamomile
From Wikur Essential Oils and Fragrances
Contents
Classification
- Botanical Name : Matricaria chamomilla
- Other Names : Blue Chamomile, Hungarian Chamomile, Sweet False Chamomile
- CAS Number : 8002-66-2
- Origin : Europe and temperate Asia, North America, South America and Australia.
Extraction Method
- Parts Used : Flowers
- Steam Distillation
- Physical Description : deep blue to bluish green clear liquid
Olfactory Description
- Family : Herbal
- Perfumery Note:
- Herbal balsamic sweet medicinal phenolic fruity straw earthy
Chemical Constituents
- artemisyl alcohol : 0,39 %
- artemisyl ketone : 0,51 - 2,65 %
- bicyclogermacrene : 0,64 %
- alpha-bisabolol : 0,51 - 9,5 %
- bisabolol oxide A : 8 - 57,68 %
- bisabolol oxide B : 4,35 - 8,82 %
- bisabolone oxide A : 4,10 - 7,22 %
- beta-caryophyllene : 0,09 %
- chamazulene : 17 - 23,35 %
- 1,8-cineole : 0,34 %
- para-cymene : 0,07 %
- ethyl 2-methyl butyrate : 0,17 %
- beta-farnesene : 2,92 - 21 %
- alpha-farnesene : 2,10 %
- germacrene D : 1,48 %
- (E)-2-hexen-1-ol : 0,10 %
- (Z)-3-hexen-1-ol : 0,51 %
- (Z)-3-hexen-1-yl acetate : Trace
- limonene : Trace
- 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one : Trace
- myrcene : Trace
- (E)-beta-ocimene : 0,70 %
- (Z)-beta-ocimene : 0,08 %
- delta-cadinene : 5,2 %
- alpha-muurolene : 3,4 %
- alpha-pinene : Trace
- propyl 2-methyl butyrate : Trace
- sabinene : 0,22 %
- beta-selinene : Trace
- terpinen-4-ol : Trace
Aromatherapy
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