Yarrow oil
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File:YarrowEssentialOil.png) essential oil in a colorless glass vial]]
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).
It kills the larvae of the mosquito Aedes albopictus.{{cite journal | title = Essential oil composition and larvicidal activity of six Mediterranean aromatic plants against the mosquito Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) | author = Conti B., Canale A., Bertoli A., Gozzini F., Pistelli L. | journal = Parasitology Research | date = 2010 | volume = 107 | issue = 6 |pages = 1455–1461 | doi=10.1007/s00436-010-2018-4| pmid = 20697909 | s2cid = 20445073 }}
References
Further reading
- [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0896844606002002 Supercritical CO2 extraction of essential oil from yarrow]
- [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf000720p Production of Yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) in Norway: Essential Oil Content and Quality]
- [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242196043_Physicochemical_Characteristics_and_Fatty_Acid_Profile_of_Yarrow_Achillea_tenuifolia_Seed_Oil Physicochemical Characteristics and Fatty Acid Profile of Yarrow (Achillea tenuifolia) Seed Oil]
- [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/003194229290034N Essential oil composition of three polyploids in the Achillea millefolium ‘complex’]
- [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14786410500510849 Phytochemical analysis of the essential oil of Achillea millefolium L. from various European Countries]
- [https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/biol/5/3/article-p346.xml Essential oil composition of two yarrow taxonomic forms]
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