Roman Chamomile or Noble Chamomile essential oil
Botanical name: Chamaemelum noble or Anthemis nobilis
Distilled part: Plant in full bloom of flower heads
Botanical family: Lamiaceae
Origin: France
Chemical composition:
- Ketones: (Diones) Pinocarvone (13% )
- Esters (75 to 80%)
- Lactones
- Sesquiterpenols: Farnesol
MISCELLANEOUS: Sacred plant; it is one of the 12 sacred plants used by the Greeks
Dangers / Directions for use
Use for a short period due to risk of skin sensitization
At high doses:
* sweaty
*may cause excitement followed by depression
Suggestion to treat baby teething:
Apply: 1 drop 1 to 2 times/day following teething
Legend: * powerful,** very powerful;*** extremely powerful (power value for the associated pathology)
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
Anti-inflammatory*
Antispasmodic
Cardiac arrhythmia
Asthma of nervous origin*
CNS calming**
Eczema
Neuralgia*
Neuritis*
Parasitose (ankylostome, lambliase)**
Intestinal parasitosis*
Pre-anesthetic**
Baby teething*
Restless legs syndrome*
EMOTIONAL, PSYCHIC PROPERTIES AND THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS:
Calming*
Nervous shock**
Anger of children
Stress
Overwork
Improves depressive states due to worries and feelings of fragility
Nervous asthma
Calms children's troubled sleep
Hysteria
Reference and bibliographic source: Lily BAYER and Dr Hervé STAUB, (2013) “In-depth treatise on Phyto and Aromatherapy”, Ed. Grancher. p. 464.
INDICATIONS IN AROMATHERAPY AND THE USE OF ESSENTIAL OILS DO NOT CONSTITUTE A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND DO NOT REPLACE THE ADVICE OF A DOCTOR OR MEDICAL TREATMENT!