Orange daisies Dimorphotheca sinuata

It is used as a traditional medicine to encourage pleasant dreams and burned to clear evil spirits after a death has occurred.

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Essential oil of Cape Chamomile

Introduction

Cape Chamomile (Eriocephalus punctulatus) belongs to the Asteraceae family and is an aromatic shrub endemic to the mountains of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is a bushy shrub with simple green grey needle like leaves and white, woolly like flower heads which gives rise to it’s local name Kapokbos, meaning frost bush.

It is used as a traditional medicine to encourage pleasant dreams and burned to clear evil spirits after a death has occurred.

The beautiful deep blue colour is due to the presence of azulenic compounds.

Plant material is grown commercially, propagation is relatively easy.

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Essential oil of Cape Chamomile (E.punctulatus)

Synonyms: Cape Chamomile, Blue Chamomile
Origin: South Africa
Description: Essential oil produced by steam distillation

Main chemical components:

2-methylpropyl 2-methlypropionate; 2-methylbutyl 2-methlypropionate, linalyl acetate; 1,4-dimethylazulene; 1,4 dimethyl-7-ethyl azulene