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Chamomilla recutita , Prasant

About PlantChamomila 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 are in demand in pharmaceuticals and cosmatic industries. Matricaria chamomilla (synonym: Matricaria recutita), commonly known as chamomile (also spelled camomile), Italian camomilla, German chamomile,Hungarian chamomile (kamilla), wild chamomile or scented mayweed, is an annual plant of the composite family Asteraceae. M. chamomilla is the most popular source of the herbal product chamomile, although other species are also used as chamomile
Plant VarietyPrasant
Major Constituents of Varietyalpha-bisabolol oxide A 25.5%; alpha-bisabolol oxide B 30.9%; Chamzulene 10.9%
Essential OilChamomilla recutita Prasant essential oil
MS Graph of Essential Oil
Compounds in essential OilChamazulene, alpha-bisabolol oxide A 25.5%; alpha-bisabolol oxide B 30.9%;
Major Compound
MS Graph in Compound
Compound PropertyN/A
ContributorS Kumar, MG Rao, SPS Khanuja,SK Gupta, M Das, AK Shasany, MP Darokar,A Singh, JR Bahl, RP Bansal, S Ramesh & Govind Ram
Year of Release1999
Reference The chamazulene rich chamomile variety ”Prashant” (a new genotype) J. Med. Arom. Pl. Sci. (1999) 21: 1096-1098.

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