What is "chamazulene"

n. (context organic compound English) An aromatic chemical compound with molecular formula C₁₄H₁₆, found in a variety of plants including camomile. It is a blue-violet derivative of azulene which is biosynthesized from the sesquiterpene matricin.

Chamazulene is an aromatic chemical compound with the molecular formula CH found in a variety of plants including in chamomile ( Matricaria chamomilla), wormwood ( Artemisia absinthium), and yarrow ( Achillea millefolium). It is a blue-violet derivative of azulene which is biosynthesized from the sesquiterpene matricin.

Chamazulene has anti-inflammatory properties in vivo and inhibits the CYP1A2 Enzyme.