Oleum chamomillae Romanae, Oil of Roman chamomile . Source and Description. It has the odor of chamomile flowers, and an aromatic, somewhat pungent taste. It dissolves in 6 parts of 70 per cent alcohol. The highest boiling fractions yield upon saponification and distillation, principally two alcohols, viz.
Heat converts the former into the latter acid.
Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage. The dose is from 5 to 10 drops. The Matricaria Chamomilla furnishes a thick, deep-blue oil, becoming brown by age, and which is frequently substituted for the oil of chamomile. It is less antispasmodic than the true chamomile oil. It is an ingredient of some liniments for painful affections .