5310. Kiku Oil

Description and references

Obtained by distillation from leaves and flowers of Chrysanthemum indicum L., Compositae. Produced in Japan: Perrier, Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr. [3] 23, 216 (1900). Constit. l-Camphene, camphor carvone, xanthophyll, coumarin, angelic acid esters. Used as a folk remedy in Japan in a manner comparable with the use of chamomile and mint in Europe, but also against intestinal worms.

Properties

Colorless or greenish oil. Odor reminiscent of oil of Eucalyptus. d415 0.932. nD18 1.4931. Acid to moist litmus paper. Ten grams dissolves in 100 grams abs alc at 95°. Almost insol in alc at 70°.