Chamomilla recutita , Prasant
| About Plant | 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 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 Variety | Prasant |
| Major Constituents of Variety | alpha-bisabolol oxide A 25.5%; alpha-bisabolol oxide B 30.9%; Chamzulene 10.9% |
| Essential Oil | Chamomilla recutita Prasant essential oil
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| Compounds in essential Oil | Chamazulene, alpha-bisabolol oxide A 25.5%; alpha-bisabolol oxide B 30.9%; |
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| Compound Property | N/A |
| Contributor | S 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 Release | 1999 |
| Reference | The chamazulene rich chamomile variety ”Prashant” (a new genotype) J. Med. Arom. Pl. Sci. (1999) 21: 1096-1098. |
