Health Benefits:

Health Benefits of Roman Chamomile Oil:

Roman chamomile oil is best known for its sedative, anti-septic and anti-inflammatory properties. Endowed with an overall calming effect for the stressed mind and tense body, Roman chamomile essential oil can also be used to ease depression and relax the entire nervous system. These properties render it useful in gently overcoming anxiety and insomnia.

Chamomile essential oils are stand-outs in massage oils, salves, and compresses, where they help alleviate pain by improving circulation and reducing inflammation in muscular sprains and strains, rheumatism, arthritis, and similar conditions. In all its therapeutic incarnations, chamomile reliably provides cooling, soothing, and circulation-enhancing effects.

Next to lavender, Roman or English chamomile are a favorite in many aromatherapy cabinets because of their many beneficent qualities. Roman chamomile can safely be used on children, the elderly, and animals. Its therapeutic profile, characterized by both gentleness and effectiveness, make it useful in treating fever, and inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and rheumatoid ailments. Gently sedative, Roman chamomile mitigates the effects of stress, nervous tension, and insomnia through topical application or as an herbal tea infusion. Roman chamomile oil also shines as an agent of skin healing generally and has been used successfully to treat skin eruptions and irritations. Its anti-inflammatory properties along with its ability to regulate sebum or skin oil have made of it an excellent natural treatment for acne.

Roman chamomile’s therapeutic profile includes its rare ability to sedate without depressive effects, which renders it an ideal calmative for people in delicate phases of life such as pregnant mothers or very young children. Diffusing chamomile essential oil or taking chamomile tea is especially effective against migraine conditions, inflamed nerves and sleeplessness. Soothing in its effect on smooth muscle tissue, it is a natural defense, diffused or applied topically, against nervous stomach, morning sickness, and menstrual cramps.

How to Use:

How To Use Roman Chamomile Oil:

Roman chamomile can be applied topically, as a compress, in the bath, through direct inhalation, or diffuser.

Combine Roman chamomile with yarrow and helichrysum in a carrier oil for a potent topical anti-inflammatory blend.

Add a few drops to bath water before bedtime to bring calm, peaceful sleep.

Diffuse Roman chamomile or apply several drops to soles of feet to reduce fever and calm frayed nerves.

Roman Chamomile Oil Recipes:

Anti-inflammatory formula: 3 drops Roman chamomile, 3 drops helichrysum, 2 drops birch in 1/2 oz. carrier oil and applied topically as needed

Children's cold and flu blend: 1 drop spearmint, 2 drops Roman chamomile, 2 drops lavender in 1/2 oz. carrier oil, rubbed over tummy before bedtime (to diffuse, omit carrier oil)

Gentlest aromatic bath for all ages: 2 drops Roman chamomile, 2 drops lavender in warm bath water

More Information:

Chamomile comes from the Greek chamos, or ground, for its low growing habit, and melos, or apple, for the sweet apple-like scent of its blossoms. Though they share some therapeutic properties, German, Roman and Moroccan chamomile oil are all different species. German, or blue chamomile has a higher azulene content than its Roman counterpart.

Chamomile was known to the Romans and used for incense and in beverages, although the term “Roman chamomile” was not coined at this time. Instead, it was seen growing in the Colosseum in Rome by a 19th century plant collector.

Chamomile is often call "the plant doctor" by botanists because of its ability to assist in the health and growth of other essential oil producing plants, especially those from the mint family.

Blue chamomile was worshipped by the Egyptians for its healing properties, widely employed in Hispanic folk medicine and is today one of the most widely used healing herbs, in the form of teas and tinctures, in the West.

Safety Guidelines:

Safety Considerations for Roman Chamomile Essential Oil:

Non-toxic, non-irritant and non-sensitizing. Do not take Roman chamomile essential oil internally.

Aromatic Profile & Blending:

Aromatic Profile and Blending of Roman Chamomile Essential Oil:

Perfumery Note: Middle
Odor: Sweet, herbaceous, tea-like, woody; apple- or peach-like fruity freshness
Strength of Initial Aroma: Medium

Blends well with: floral oils such as geranium, lavender, rose, ylang ylang, and citrus oils bergamot, lemon, and neroli; also, clary sage, benzoin, and patchouli.

Product Details:

Botanical Name:  Anthemis nobilis
Family: Asteraceae (Compositae)
Composition: 100% Pure Roman chamomile oil
Origin:  South Africa
Method of Extraction: Steam distilled
Cultivation/Harvesting:  Organic
Plant Part: Flowering tops
Color: Clear to very pale blue
Consistency:  Mobile
Yield: .4 - 1.0%

Bottle Size: 15ml

Why Buy From Floracopeia:

Floracopeia was established to help preserve and promote the use of botanical medicines as solutions to the widespread ecological destruction taking place in the world, and the loss of medicinal plants on which traditional medical systems depend. We provide our customers with the highest quality essential oils and other botanical aromatic treasures through the promotion of ecological sustainability, organic agriculture, and agro-forestry projects.

Our products are acclaimed for their therapeutic-grade, high quality at affordable prices. We provide artisanal quality oils produced by small family-based distillers. We buy directly from farmers and distillers, thus supporting the local economies in which the plants are grown. We do not buy oils from the world-brokers. Floracopeia is founded with a strong medical orientation and is involved in a number of global eco-projects based in grass roots health care, spirituality, reforestation projects, and the preservation and restoration of ethno-botanical culture.