Blue Chamomile OR German Chamomile
| Botanical Name | Matricaria recutita |
| Botanical family | Asteraceae |
| Origin | India |
| Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Flowers |
| Note | Middle-base |
| Appearance | limpid mobile liquid |
| Color | indigo blue |
| Odor | herbaceous, honeyed, with slightly fruity notes |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Oxides (20%): bisabolol oxides Sesquiterpenols (7–10%): bisabolol, spathulenol Sesquiterpenes (5%): chamazulene, farnesene |
| Therapeutic properties | Anti-inflammatory +++ Analgesic ++ Antihistamine +++ Decongestant ++ Antipruritic +++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Inflammatory and itchy dermatosis: chicken pox, shingles, herpes, eczema, psoriasis, ulc pruritus, hives ++++ Cystalgia, cystitis, vaginitis +++ Allergies (internal and external administration) +++ Circulatory congestion +++ Asthma of all types +++ Dyspepsia, gastrointestinal ulcer ++ |