May Chamomile is an annual herbaceous plant. In spring, green leaves begin to appear on the soil. These leaves are thin and filamentous. Then flower stalks begin to form. There are flower clusters on the flower stalks. In the drop-shaped flowers, the capitulum is yellow and the petals are white. May Chamomile, which is a very thin and skinny plant, grows 30-50 cm tall and its flowers are harvested in May.
It contains 0.3-1.5% essential oil and is more abundant in the flowers of the plant. The main components of the essential oil are bisabolol oxide A (20-33%) and B (8-12%).
Other compounds: Coumarins are flavonoid glucosides of apiin and patulitrin, nicotinic acid, salicylic acid, carotene, vitamin C, oleic, palmitinic, stearinic and linoleic acid glycosides.