CHAMOMILE OIL ORGANIC
CHAMOMILE OIL ORGANIC
BOTANICAL NAME : Matricaria chamomilla
Availability: Out of stock
CHAMOMILE OIL ORGANIC
BOTANICAL NAME : Matricaria chamomilla
German Chamomile essential oil is extracted by steam distillation from the flowers of Anthemis nobilis (Chamaemelum nobile) of the family species Asteraceae, formerly placed in the Compositae family and also known as English Chamomile, sweet Chamomile and garden Chamomile. German Chamomile essential oil is from Matricaria chamomilla (M. recutica) of the same family and also known by the names of blue Chamomile, Hungarian Chamomile and single Chamomile.
Both Roman and German Chamomile have excellent calming properties, but Roman camomile is more effective for irritation, impatience and feeling disagreeable, and has great value in treating PMS and other menstrual and menopausal problems, while German camomile again is super effective on the skin, not only to sooth and calm, but to heal and to regenerate tissue.
Oil properties
The Roman camomile essential oil has a sweet, apple-like fragrance and is very light clear blue in color with a watery viscosity, while the German camomile oil is sweet and straw-like in fragrance, is dark blue in color and its viscosity is medium.
Both the camomile oil are extracted from the flowers by steam distillation, with the Roman camomile yielding about 1.7 % from fresh flowers and the German camomile yielding about 0.2 - 0.4 %.
Chemical composition
The main chemical components of Roman camomile oil are a-pinene, camphene, b-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, 1,8-cineole, y-terpinene, caryophyllene, propyl angelate and butyl angelate.
The main constituents of German camomile oil are chamazulene, a-bisabolol, bisabolol oxide A, bisabolol oxide B and bisabolone oxide A.
Precautions
Both are considered non-toxic and non-irritant, yet since they do have emmenagogue properties when used in high concentrations, they should be avoided during pregnancy.
Therapeutic properties
The therapeutic properties of Roman camomile oil are analgesic, anti-spasmodic, antiseptic, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, anti-infectious, anti-depressant, anti-neuralgic, antiphlogistic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, bactericidal, carminative, cholagogue, cicatrisant, emmenagogue, febrifuge, hepatic, sedative, nervine, digestive, tonic, sudorific, stomachic, vermifuge and vulnerary.
The therapeutic properties of German camomile oil on the other hand are analgesic, anti-allergenic, anti-spasmodic, antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, antiphlogistic, bactericidal, carminative, cicatrisant, cholagogue, emmenagogue, hepatic, digestive, sedative, stomachic, vermifuge, vasoconstrictor and vulnerary.
Uses
Roman camomile oil is used for
This essential oil can be used with great effect on children when they feel irritable, impatient, teething or colicky. When used for women, it is great to relieve PMS and in general for abdominal pain, gall bladder, as well as throat infections. it furthermore helps to relieve allergies, hay fever and asthma.
For the skin it can be used to calm acne, eczema, rashes, wounds, dermatitis, dry and itchy skin and other allergic conditions in general.
For babies it can be used in a very diluted form to sooth an irritated and teething baby. It helps for colic, diarrhea and gastric spasms
CERTIFICATION
MRT gives the product which is grown under the stringent organic standards of NPOP, NOP, and EU certification by LACON, GERMANY.
RETAIL PACKING AVAILABLE: 15ML/50ML/100ML
BULK PACKING AVAILABLE: 25 KG/ 50KG/100KG/180KG