AromaDb: A Database of Plant's Aroma Molecules

Plant Details

:Common Name
sweet yarrow
:Scientific Name
Achillea ageratum
:Introduction

Achillea ageratum, also known as sweet yarrow, sweet-Nancy, or sweet maudlin, is a flowering plant in the sunflower family, native to southern Europe (Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Greece, Balkans). It is cultivated in many places for its pleasant fragrance and sparingly naturalized in a few places outside its native range.

: Details
In the Middle Ages it was used as a strewing herb to repel insects such as moths, lice and ticks and spread a good smell in private rooms.

Essential Oils

Serial No. Essential Oil Name
1 Achillea ageratum essential oil

Plant Variety

Serial No.Variety CompoundDetails

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