Artemisia chamomilla

Ailanthus altissima, Lycopodium clavatum, L. obscurum, L. selago, L. serratum Artemisia gmelini, Matricaria chamomilla, Melaleuca leucadendra, Piper cubeba Taxus cuspidata, T. chinensis, T. yunnanensis... 

Matricaria chamomilla (chamomile) [flower], M. recutita, Achillea spp., Artemisia spp. (Asteraceae) [aerial], Didierea spp. (Didieraceae)... 

Chamazulene, 7-Ethyl-L4-dimethylazulene 1,4-dimethyl-7-ethylazulene dimethulene. CUH]6 mol wt 184.27. C 91.25%, H 8.75%. Anti-inflammatory principle obtained Irom chamazulenogenic compds found in chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.), wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.), and yarrow (AchiUea millefolium L Compo-sitae). Isoln Ruzicka, Rudolph, HeJv. Ot/m. Acta 9, 118 (1926) Ruzicka, Haagen-Smit, ibid. 14, 1104 (1931). Structure Sorm et at. Coll Czech. Chem, Common. 18, 527... 

Fig. 98.2 Guaianolides isolated from plants belonging to Asteraceae (3-8, 12) and Apiaceae (9-12). Compound 3 matricin fmm Matricaria chamomilla [2], 4 mpicolin A 8-0-acetate from Artemisia tripartita [2], 5 from Lasiolaena morii [9], 6 from Artemisia xanthochroa [10], 7 bacchariolide from Baccharis salicina [11], 8 cichopumolide from Cichorium pumilum [12], 9 from Hymenoxys scaposa var. villosa [13], 10 from Laser trilobum [14], 11 thapsigargin from Thapsia garganica [15], and 12 carmenin fromFerula sp. (Apiaceae) [16, 17] and from Artemisia lanata (Asteraceae) [18]...

Constit. of Artemisia spp. Also from Matricaria chamomilla and Achillea lanulosa. Cryst. (C H /pet. ether). Mp 193-195 [af -h23.5° (c, 0.65 in CHCI3). O-De-Ac Austrisin, Desacetylmatricarin C15H18O4 M 262.305... 

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