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5210313 
Journal Article 
Composition of essential oil of aerial parts of Chamomilla suaveolens from Estonia 
Orav, A; Sepp, J; Kailas, T; Müürisepp, M; Arak, E; Raal, A 
2010 
1 
Natural Product Communications
ISSN: 1934-578X 
5 
1 
133-136 
English 
20184038 
WOS:000273519200031 
Variations in the essential oil composition of aerial parts of pineapple weed (Chamomilla suaveolens (Pursh) Rydb.) growing wild in Estonia, were determined using GC/FID and GC/MS. Forty-four components were identified, representing over 90% of the total oil. Nine compounds have not been mentioned in the literature before. The principal biologically active compounds in C. suaveolens oils were (Z)-en-yne-dicycloether (17.0-40.7%), (E)-beta-farnesene (19.5-32.2%), geranyl isovaleriate (8.4-18.4%), palmitic acid (0.3-9.4%) and myrcene (1.1-7.9%). The investigation seems to approve the benefit of using aerial parts of pineapple weed as the substitute for flowers. 
Chamomilla suaveolens; Matricaria suaveolens; pineapple weed; essential oil; essential oil composition