Essential Oils
Achilles, the hero of Greek mythology, is said to have given his name to this perennial herb, which was used to heal wounds during the Trojan War. Native to China, it grows wild in clumps in the meadows and grasslands of the Balkans. White, pink or purple flower heads develop at the top of the stems. Its dark blue essential oil has a powerful, fresh and camphorated aroma.
This plant has been used since the dawn of time... In Ireland, it was celebrated at the time of the summer solstice. Its essential oil is rare, which makes it an expensive product. Use sparingly.
Botanical family: Asteraceae
Latin name: Achillea millefolium
Other names: gordaldo, nosebleed plant, old man's pepper, devil's nettle, sanguinary, milfoil, soldier's woundwort, thousand-leaf, and thousand-seal
Origin: Bulgaria
Cultivation: Controlled organic agriculture - Certisys-BE1 control
Food grade
Distilled part: Flowering tops
Production process: Steam distillation
Quality: 100% pure, natural and chemotyped
Olfactory notes: woody, camphorated, herbaceous, fresh
Sesquiterpenes: beta-caryophyllene (9.3%), germacrene D (2.40%), chamazulene (9.2%)
Monoterpenes: sabinene (19.7%), pinenes (16%)
Oxides: 1.8 cineole
Monoterpenols: terpinene-4-ol, linalool Ketones: borneone (camphor, traces)
Do not confuse it with Ligurian yarrow, Achillea ligustica, which grows in Corsica and produces an essential oil with a higher neurotoxic and abortifacient risk.
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