CSIR CIMAP AROMA | Essential Oil Details

Essential Oil Details

Essential Name

: Chamomila recutita essential oil

Plant Name

: Chamomile, German chamomile, Gule-babuna

Plant Variety Name

: CIM-Sammohak

Plant Tissue Name

: Flowers

Introduction

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

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-bacterial

Reference

1. RK Lal, R Chandra, HO Mishra, H Shanker, C Lal, AK Singh, Shrikrishna,A Kalra, B Kumar, A Yadav, HP Singh, A Krishna, HN Singh, SS Dhawan & AK Gupta. Registration of new released high yielding variety “CIM Sammohak” of Camomile (Chamomila recutita L. Pauschert). J. Med. Arom. Pl. Sci. (2010) 32(4):1-3.

2. Presibella, Mayra Marinho, et al. "Comparison of chemical constituents of Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rauschert essential oil and its anti-chemotactic activity." Brazilian archives of biology and technology 49.5 (2006): 717-724.

3. Shikov, Alexander N., et al. "Antibacterial activity of Chamomilla recutita oil extract against Helicobacter pylori." Phytotherapy Research 22.2 (2008): 252-253.

Major Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	Bicyclovetivenol	30.9
2	Khusimol	25.5
3	Epicurzerenone	3.6

Minor Compound Details

Serial No.	Compound Name	Compound Percentage(%)
1	(E)-Nerolidol	0.2
2	(Z)-3-Hexenol	0.1
3	3-Octanol	0.1
4	6-Methyl-5-Hepten-2-One	0.1
5	Alpha-Cadinene	0.2
6	Alpha-Muurolol	0.3
7	Alpha-Pinene	Trace
8	Alpha-Ylangene	0.1
9	Dendrolasin	0.5
10	Ethyl hexanoate	Trace
11	Ethyl isovalerate	Trace
12	Limonene	0.1