Yarrow

Yarrow, a perennial herbaceous plant of the composite family; growing throughout Europe, in Asia from the Himalayas to Siberia, and in North America, Australia, and New Zealand. The herb and flowers are used. The herb of Y., Herba Millefolii, consists of dried aerial parts with leaves of the flowering plant. The smell of the herb is weak, aromatic; the taste of the leaves is salty, slightly bitter; of the flowers - spicy, bitter. Yarrow is often mixed with another species, Achillea nobilis L. (white-headed yarrow). The flowers of Y., Flores Millefolii, contain up to 0.25% essential oil - dark blue in color, with a camphor smell. The oil contains cineole. The herb and flowers are collected in June - July, mainly in the Ukrainian SSR. Their consumption is small, they are exported, with flowers being valued higher than the herb.