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achilletn was obtained by Zanon (1846) as a reddish-brown ; 
extract-like mass, and was regarded by Von Planta (187C) as — 
being identical with the alkaloid achilleine of A. moschata. | 
Zanon’s achilleic acid is aconitic acid (Hlasiwetz, 1857). Yar= 
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row also contains a small quantity of resin, tannin, and guin, 
and various salts, consisting of malates, nitrates, phosphates, 
and chlorides ef potassium and calciam; on incineration, frem 4 
13 to 1? per cent. of ash is obtained. 
Von Planta-Reichenau (1870) obtained from A. moschata : a 
bluish-green volatile oil, ivaol, of a refreshing odour and bitterish 
mint-like taste ; ivain, C24H 4203, soft, yellow, insoluble in — 
water, soluble in alcohol and bitter ; achilleine, C20H 38N%0", is 
readily soluble in water, with difficulty in absolute alcohol, 
insoluble in ether, 
sugar, ammonia, an odorous body, and achilletine, C!'H!7NO*, 
which is dark-brown 
moschatine, C21] 27N O’, is insoluble in cold water, and has an 
aromatic bitter taste. (Stillé and. Maisch.) : 
MATRICARIA CHAMOMILLA, Linn. 
Fig.— Lamk. Ill. t. 678; Bentl. and Trim. t. 155. Ger- 
man Chamomile (Eng.), Camomille d' Allemagne (Fr.). 
Hab.—- Northern India, Persia, Europe. ee 
Vernacular.— Bébune-ke-phil (Hind.) , Shimai-chémantippu 
(Tam.), Sima-chamanti-pushpamu (Tel.), Shima-jeventi-push- 
pam (Mal.), Shime-shy{mantige ( Can.), Bébuna-na-phila 
(Guz.), Babuna-cha-phiila (Mar.), : 
‘History, Uses, &c.—The avbeuis of Dioscorides is refer- 
red by Sibthorp to Anthemis chia, Linn., but it is probable that 
several species were used under this name, including Matricaria 
Chamomilla. Theophrastes describes the flowers of anthemon 
as To dev kuxde avbos Nevxor, ro Bey Herw xpvoos (HP, vii., 18), his 
plant was therefore a single-flowered one. . Formerly the cha- 
momile flowers met with in the bazars we ; 
Northern India and Persia, and were the flowers of Af. Cha- 
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» Insoluble in water, and not bitter; 
and when boiled with dilute acids yields — 
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