CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Chamomilla recutita Prasant essential oil

Plant Name

: Chamomile, German chamomile, Gule-babuna

Plant Variety Name

: Prasant

Plant Tissue Name

: Flowers

Introduction

Chamomila recutita is native to Europe and temperate Asia and is introduced in temperate regions of India for cultivation. it is small herbacious annual plant growing to a hight of 60-90 cm. its flowers and essential oil are in demand in pharmaceuticals and cosmatic industries.

Other Details

Essential oil is used in flavouring alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, ice creams, candies and baked goods, high grade perfumes, in medicines as carminative and expectorant

Biological Activity Details

Serial No.	Biological Activity Name
1	Anti-microbial

Reference

1. Kumar Sushil, Rao MG, Khanuja SPS, Gupta SK, Das M, Shasany AK, Darokar MP, Singh A, Bahl JR, Bansal RP, Ramesh S, Govind Ram 1999. The chamazulene rich chamomile variety-Prashant (a new genotype) J Med Arom Pl Sci 21: 1096-1098.

2. Orav, Anne, Ain Raal, and Elmar Arak. "Content and composition of the essential oil of Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert from some European countries." Natural product research 24.1 (2010): 48-55.

3. Esteves, Iracema, et al. "Gastric antiulcer and anti-inflammatory activities of the essential oil from Casearia sylvestris Sw." Journal of ethnopharmacology 101.1 (2005): 191-196.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Epi-Alpha-Bisabolol	30.9
2	Bicyclovetivenol	30.9
3	Alpha-Bisabolol	25.5
4	Khusimol	25.5
5	Epicurzerenone	10.9

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Alpha-Muurolene	1.1
2	Limonene	0.1
3	Dendrolasin	0.5
4	Beta-Pinene	Trace
5	Alpha-Cadinene	0.2
6	6-Methyl-5-Hepten-2-One	0.1
7	2-phenylethanol	0.2
8	2-heptanone	Trace
9	(E)-Nerolidol	0.2
10	Sabinene	Trace
11	Myrcene	Trace
12	Methyl guaiacol	Trace