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German Chamomile seed

Chamomile, also known as Roman Chamomile or German Chamomile, is an annual or perennial herb in the asteraceae family.

Herbs, annual, glabrous throughout, stem much branched, lower leaves oblong or oblanceolate, 3 -- 4 cm long, bipinnately lobed, sessile, linear lobes, apex short pointed, inflorescences heteromorphous, 

1 -- 1.5 cm diameter, arranged corymbose at the apex of stem branches, achenes pale greenish-brown, lateral flat, slightly curved, apical oblique, abaxially rounded. There are 5 white fine ribs on the ventral 

surface and sides, and the tip has no coronal corolla. It is distributed in Beijing, Shanghai, Europe, North and west Asia

Morphological characteristics

Chamomile is an annual or perennial herb found in the wild in Europe, North America and northern Africa.

Chamomile plants are short, about 30-40 cm. Stems erect and branching, smooth without hair. Leaves alternate, pinnately divided 2-3 times, lobes short without penate. Inflorescences 1.2-2.5cm in diameter, 

arranged in corymbose, pedicellate or axillary. The involucre of the flower is hemispheric in shape, the bracts have two layers, and the edges are membranous. A layer of white linguulate peanuts on the periphery of inflorescence, female, apex truncated or slightly concave, corolla drooping after blooming; The inner layer is yellow tubular flowers, the number is more, is bisexual, corolla apex 4-5 dentate cleft; Stamens 5 polyanthers, anthers base round blunt, pistil stigmas 2 lobed; The smell is sweet, fruity and slightly bitter. The fruit length is 1-1.5 mm, gray white, and the seed 1000-grain weight is 0.02-0.03 g.

Mother chrysanthemum is cultivated more varieties, one for the pure western chamomile, for the annual. The other is Roman chamomile, which is perennial.

The mother chrysanthemum, Roman chamomile and German chamomile share many characteristics: about 30 cm tall, yellow in the center, white petals, and slightly hairy leaves. German chamomile grows small, and all three of these chamomile oils contain bluestone fume (a potent anti-allergy agent), but it is mainly present in the essential oil rather than the whole plant. German chamomile, which has slightly more blue fumes and a dark blue color, is sometimes referred to as "Hungarian chamomile."

Distribution range

Main distribution

Native to the United Kingdom and cultivated in Germany, France and Morocco, mother chrysanthemum is produced in Europe, Asia and China's Xinjiang, Xinjiang is the largest area of Roman chamomile cultivation in China, 

Anhui is the largest area of German chamomile cultivation.

Different origin

1. CHAMAEMELUM NOBILE

Roman chamomile, also known as "chamomile," has a pale yellow or green color and is the most common type used in skin care products. You might not think that the biggest source of Roman chamomile is the UK, 

which in its early years regarded it as a "weed", so if you want to buy high-quality chamomile essential oil, it had better be from the UK. Avessa chamomile is a very gentle Roman chamomile, and its flower water is gentler 

and more skin-friendly than essential oils. If you have a baby in the family, use Roman chamomile water to clean his or her skin. Use it to wash your hair and gently condition your hair.

Roman chamomile pure water is more gentle flower distilled water, suitable for anyone's skin care, anti-sensitivity, soothing skin, most of the Roman chamomile pure water and essential oil are chamomile whole grass 

distilled, there are French flower town Amelia only use chamomile flower distilled pure water, this kind of pure water is more sweet, gentle, more suitable for baby and women's delicate skin care.

2. German chamomile (MATRICARIA RECUTICA)

German chamomile is rarely used in skin care products because it has a less pleasant smell and is more pungent than other varieties. But it also has soothing, calming and other effects, so it is often used in medicines, 

the plant essence extracted from chamomile has become a lot of pharmaceutical companies in the eyes of the sweet, representative products such as chamomile pure dew, chamomile lotion and so on. Its essential oil is 

dark blue because of the rare blue color that occurs when natural components of the plant are mixed with steam during the distillation extraction process to produce a "blue chamomile hydrocarbon."

3. Moroccan chamomile (ORMENIS MULTICAULIS)

The first two chamomile varieties belong to the asteraceae family, while Moroccan chamomile is not a plant in the asteraceae family, so some people say that Moroccan chamomile is not a chamomile and is not worth 

using. However, research in the beauty industry has found that its fragrance is very close to Roman chamomile, and it has anti-inflammatory effects, so the popularity of beauty is increasing. Chamomile with its anti-sensitivity, 

suitable for sensitive skin use of the remarkable characteristics, by the international well-known cosmetics brand L 'Oreal's Lancome, Biotherm, Swiss legend's magic care magic care, France's Singrella using extractive 

chamomile functional skin care series.

Planting procedure

1. First of all, chamomile likes a cool environment and is suitable for planting from September to October every autumn, when the climate is suitable and the light is sufficient and soft, which is conducive to the germination of seeds.

2. Before sowing chamomile seeds, you can choose sandy loam with deep soil layer, loose air permeability and good drainage, and disinfect the soil, and then load it into POTS for sowing.

3, then choose the color of the same, fresh, full particles of chamomile seeds, and then soak it in warm water for one to two hours, so that the seeds absorb enough water, is conducive to improving the survival rate of the plant, 

shorten the germination time of the seeds.

4. Finally, the chamomile seeds are mixed with fine sand, and then spread on the soil surface, and cover the top with a layer of fine soil to prevent strong light exposure. After planting, use a small watering can to slowly sprinkle water 

to keep the soil slightly wet and maintain a temperature of 15 to 18 degrees.

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