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Chamomile Essential Oil is produced from Anthemis nobilis (Chamaemelum nobile) of family species Asteraceae, formerly placed in the Compositae family. The chamomile essential oil has sweet, apple-like fragrance and has very light clear blue color with watery viscosity.
COMMON NAMES : English chamomile, garden chamomile, sweet chamomile.
BLENDS WITH : bergamot, lavender, geranium, clary sage, jasmine, grapefruit, rose, tea tree, lemon and ylang-ylang
CONSTITUENTS : Esters of angelic acid (2-methyl-2(Z)-butenoate) and tiglic acid (2-methyl-2(E)-butenoate), a-pinene, b-pinene, camphene, sabinene, myrcene, y-terpinene, 1,8-cineole, caryophyllene, propyl angelate and butyl angelate.
USES : Roman chamomile oil is used for getting relief from PMS as well as ailments like abdominal pain, throat infections and gall bladder problems. It also helps to relieve allergies, hay fever and asthma. For skin applications, it is used to calm acne, rashes, eczema, wounds, dry and itchy skin, dermatitis and other allergic conditions in general.
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