Yarrow oil, blue

Achillea millefolium L.

Botanical source	Achillea millefolium L.
Botanical family	Compositae
Foreign names	achillée (Fr.), Schafgarbe (Ger.), millefoglio (Ital.)
Parts of plant used	flowering tops
Harvest time	June, July, August, September, October
Manufacturing method	steam distillation

Yield	0,24 to 0,5%
Appearance	dark-blue liquid
Odour	characteristic
Agriculture	Conventional
Specific components	1,8-Cineol, alpha-Humulene, alpha-Pinene, Artemisia ketone, beta-Caryophyllene, beta-Caryophyllene, beta-Pinene, Caryophyllen oxide, Chamazulene, Germacren-D, Limonene, Sabinene, Terpinen-4-ol