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Yarrow essential oil is a volatile oil including the chemical proazulene. The dark blue essential oil is extracted by steam distillation of the flowers of yarrow (Achillea millefolium).
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It kills the larvae of the mosquito Aedes albopictus.[1]
References
edit- ^ Conti B., Canale A., Bertoli A., Gozzini F., Pistelli L. (2010). "Essential oil composition and larvicidal activity of six Mediterranean aromatic plants against the mosquito Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)". Parasitology Research. 107 (6): 1455–1461. doi:10.1007/s00436-010-2018-4. PMID 20697909. S2CID 20445073.
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Further reading
edit- Supercritical CO2 extraction of essential oil from yarrow
- Production of Yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) in Norway: Essential Oil Content and Quality
- Physicochemical Characteristics and Fatty Acid Profile of Yarrow (Achillea tenuifolia) Seed Oil
- Essential oil composition of three polyploids in the Achillea millefolium ‘complex’
- Phytochemical analysis of the essential oil of Achillea millefolium L. from various European Countries
- Essential oil composition of two yarrow taxonomic forms