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Introduction
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German Chamomile (Matricaria recutita), also spelled
Camomile, is an annual plant of the sunflower family Asteraceae.
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Chamomile is
sometimes known as "the plant doctor", because it is thought to
help the growth and health of many other plants, especially ones
that produce essential oils.
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Chamomile is a
relative of ragweed and can cause allergy symptoms and can
cross-react with ragweed pollen in individuals with ragweed
allergies.
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The chief
constituent of Chamaemelum have been identified as esters of
angelic and tiglic, together with amyl and isobutyl alcohol's.
Extraction
Process
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chamomile oils Roman chamomile oil and German chamomile
oil are extracted from the flowers by steam distillation, with
the Roman chamomile yielding about 1.7 % from fresh flowers and
German chamomile yielding about 0.2 - 0.4 %.\
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with liquid or supercritical CO2
is a flexible extraction technique with numerous applications
for the food and beverage industry.
Uses
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Chamomile is used
medicinally against sore stomach, irritable bowel syndrome, and
as a gentle sleep aid.
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Chamomile is valued as an antimicrobial agent.
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Chamomile is also an excellent calming agent, well suited for
irritable babies and restless children. Moreover, most children
tolerate its taste.
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Chamomile flowers
are used in alternative medicine as an anodyne,
anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, nervine, stomachic, tonic,
vasodilatory.
Market
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Estimated world
market for German Chamomile of ?3.6M is currently being met,
also Roman Chamomile currently has a relatively low value on the
world market which is estimated at ?2M.
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Chamomile is a
valuable dried herb, extract and essential oil. There is
potential for Australia to benefit directly through import
replacement, since the consumption of + 50 tonnes are not
presently satisfied by less than 5 tonnes grown and dried
locally.
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Chamomile is a
very versatile and useable herb for herbalists, with a very wide
range of applications and as such it is considered an essential
critical herb for any professional practitioner setting up their
herbal dispensary. The Australian market with this herb is
growing year after year.
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