Yarrow

(Achillea millefolium)

The Latin name Achillea millefolium is an homage to Achilles son of the nymph Thetis and the Greek god Peleus. According to legend, when Achilles was born, Thetis tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the river Styx, however he was still vulnerable in the part of the body by which she held him, his heels. The Latin name Achillea millefolium comes from the story that it was said Achilles used the Yarrow plant to staunch the bleeding from the wounds his soldiers received on the battle field. It was also used extensively for the same purpose by soldiers on both sides of the American civil war. That is where it came to be known by another popular name, soldier's woundwort.

Other Names:

Bloodwort, Carpenter's Weed, Devil's Nettle, Knight's Milfoil, Nose Bleed, Sanguinary, Soldier's Woundwort, Staunch Weed

Range:

Family:

Asteraceae - Composite Family

Growth Type:

Erect herbaceous perennial

Height:

Up to 3 feet tall

Leaves:

Arranged almost spirally down the stem. The leaves generally increase in size as you move down the stem, with the largest leaves appearing near the middle and bottom. Almost feathery in appearance, 2-8 in long. Cauline and more or less clasping.

Stem/Trunk:

Stem - single to multiple. Solid green in color and covered in fine hairs.

Root:

Shallow rhizome

Flower Season:

May through June

Flower Appearance:

Ray and disk flowers ranging in color from white to pink. There are generally 3 to 8 ray flowers that are ovate to round, while disk flowers range from 15 to 40.

Seed/Fruit:

Very small egg shaped seeds, approximately 2.5 mm long.

Miscellaneous characteristics:

N/A

Habitat:

Disturbed soil of waste areas, Roadsides, Grasslands, and Open Forests

Parts Used:

Leaves, Stem, Flower Heads

Miscellaneous Uses:

According to an article I read, the US ARMY has conducted field trials of tinctured A. millefolium as an insect repellent. It was found to be far more effective then other and safer than DEET for repelling such things as mosquitoes, chiggers, sand flies, and ticks. I have conducted my own trials with Yarrow as an insect repellent. I have found tinctured yarrow to be effective for repelling mutant Michigan mosquitoes. I cannot say that it works as well or better than DEET, but I did not conduct side by side trials. I will say it works well, and I like the fact that it does not smell nearly as bad as DEET. Moreover it does not leave that horrible oily feeling and residue.

Culinary Uses:

Young leaves can be eaten raw in salads. A tea can also be brewed from plant leaves and stems.

Energetics

Taste: Bitter
Thermal: Cooling
Humidity: Drying

Traditional Medicinal Uses:

A Poultice made from leaves and flowers excels at stopping blood flow from wounds, but it also disperses congealed blood pooled under the skin, like found in bruising. Placing crushed up leaves into the nose will immediately stop a bloody nose. Just be sure to leave enough sticking out so that it can be removed when no longer needed. Yarrow directly effects blood. It moves it from where it should not be, and makes it flow into places where it should. This is a wonderfully useful plant with which everyone should become familiar.

Herbal tea or tincture can be used for colds, fevers, anorexia, indigestion, gastric inflammations, ulcers, IBS, and internal bleeding. It has also been used by woman to help start menstrual cycles which are slow in coming. Conversely, it has also been used to slow excessively heavy flow. A. millefolium stimulates peripheral circulation, decongests capillaries, dilates blood vessels, and is anti-inflammatory. It can reduce blood pressure by eliminating factors that create "back pressure" on the heart. A. millefolium strengthens, and decongests, blood vessels and can be used to treat varicose veins and hemorrhoids.

August 8, 2010 I had stents installed to open two 95% blockages in the descending coronary artery. There were also multiple 40% - 60% blockages throughout my arteries that the cardiologist decided to monitor. They gave me a beta blocker and sent me on my way. I decided to make a yarrow tincture and began taking it twice a day.

In 2013 the same cardiologist performed another cardiac catheterization. He kept looking back and forth from the monitor to my chart with an odd look on his face. I asked "what's up doc?" He said "there are no blockages in your arteries". I said "that is a good thing, is it not?" He said yes, but the blockages that were present last time are no longer present. I reminded him that he put me on metoprolol. He said that is a beta blocker. It does not disolve arterial placques. I then told him that I have been taking Yarrow tincture. And how studies have shown it removes plaques from the arteries. He said "that could not do it." I just shook my head a smiled. To this day I take yarrow tincture prophylactically.

Indications

Amenorrhea, Angina, Candidiasis, Cirrhosis of the liver, Dysmenorrhea, Epistaxis, Hemophilia A and B, Hemorrhoids, Hyperkalemia, Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension, Inflammation, Internal Bleeding, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Kidney Disease, Liver Disease, Mucositis, Multiple Sclerosis, Palpitations, Phlebitis, Varicose Ulcers, Varicose Veins, Venous Stenosis, Wounds

Usage Citations

The fact that studies concerning all indications listed above have not yet been completed, does not mean said uses are invalid. The plants I have included have a long history of effective use, and most were part of the U.S. Pharmacopia prior to the advent of allopathic medicine.

Amenorrhea (Absence of Menstruation): Sokolik, Olena Petrivna, and Galina Olexandrivna Prozorova. "Current research opportunities for potential phytotherapeutic agents for the treatment of pathologies of the female reproductive system." (2022).

Angina Pectoris (Chest Pain): Bhowmik, Debjit, B. C. Das, and A. S. Dutta. "Angina pectories-a comprehensive review of clinical features, differential diagnosis, and remedies." Elixir Pharmacy 40 (2011): 5125-5130.

Arrhythmia (Palpitations): Khalili N, Parsaei P. A Review of Medicinal Plants in the Management of Cardiac Arrhythmia: Natural Agents for Heart Health and Their Mechanisms of Action. pbp 2025; 7 (2)

Candidiasis (Yeast Infection): Zakeri S, Esmaeilzadeh S, Gorji N, Memariani Z, Moeini R, Bijani A. The effect of Achillea Millefolium L. on vulvovaginal candidiasis compared with clotrimazole: A randomized controlled trial. Complement Ther Med. 2020 Aug;52:102483. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102483. Epub 2020 Jun 10. PMID: 32951733.

Cirrhosis: Alzomor, Abdulkarim KY, and H. Nada. "Al-Absi, Abubaker F. Al-hssany, Helmy S. Al-Salahi, Ashgan A. Almushra'a (2022). Investigate the Effects of Achillea millefolium Plant Extract as A Hepatoprotection on Carbon Tetrachloride-Induced Liver Toxicity in Female Rats." Saudi J Med Pharm Sci 8, no. 5: 227-233.

Dysmenorrhea (Menstrual Cramps): Jenabi E, Fereidoony B. Effect of Achillea Millefolium on Relief of Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2015 Oct;28(5):402-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2014.12.008. Epub 2014 Dec 23. PMID: 26238568.

Epistaxis (Nose Bleed): Hashemian, Farnaz, Maliheh Akbarpour, Keyvan Razaghi, Amirhossein Emam, Mohammadali Seiferabiei, and Farshad Hashemian. "Evaluating the efficacy of Achillea Millefolium ointment in the treatment of recurrent idiopathic epistaxis; a randomized double-blind clinical trial." Journal of Herbal Medicine 29 (2021): 100468.

Hemorrhoids (Piles): Mahmoudi, Aynaz, Mirsalim Seyedsadeghi, Mansour Miran, Saeid Sadeghieh Ahari, Hojat Layegh, and Sara Mostafalou. "Therapeutic effect of Achillea millefolium on the hemorrhoids; A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial." Journal of Herbal Medicine 39 (2023): 100657.

Hyperlipidemia (High cholesterol): Asgary, S., G. H. Naderi, N. Sarrafzadegan, N. Mohammadifard, S. Mostafavi, and R. Vakili. "Antihypertensive and antihyperlipidemic effects of Achillea wilhelmsii." Drugs under experimental and clinical research 26, no. 3 (2000): 89-94.

Hyperlipidemia (High cholesterol): Mustafa, Khalid G., Bashir A. Ganai, Seema Akbar, Mohamad Y. Dar, and Akbar Masood. "β-Cell protective efficacy, hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of extracts of Achillea millifolium in diabetic rats." Chinese journal of natural medicines 10, no. 3 (2012): 185-189.

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure): Khan, Arif‐ullah, and Anwarul Hasan Gilani. "Blood pressure lowering, cardiovascular inhibitory and bronchodilatory actions of Achillea millefolium." Phytotherapy Research 25, no. 4 (2011): 577-583.

Hemorrhaging (Internal Bleeding): Bagheri, Amin, Gholamreza Amin, Seyed Mohammad Tavangar, Matineh Heidari, and Jamshid Bagheri. "Safety and hemostatic effect of Achillea millefolium L. in localized bleeding." In Hepatology Forum, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 25. Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, 2024.

Inflammation: Tadić V, Arsić I, Zvezdanović J, Zugić A, Cvetković D, Pavkov S. The estimation of the traditionally used yarrow (Achillea millefolium L. Asteraceae) oil extracts with anti-inflamatory potential in topical application. J Ethnopharmacol. 2017 Mar 6;199:138-148. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2017.02.002. Epub 2017 Feb 3. PMID: 28163113.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Rahimi, Ezatollah, Khaled Minoei, Kambiz Yazdanpanah, Daem Roshani, and Leila Farhadi. "Evaluating the effect of Glycyrrhiza glabra, Matricaria chamomilla, and Achillea millefolium on the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome: Clinical trial: Effect of three plants on IBS." Chronic Diseases Journal (2023): 215-222.

Kidney Disease: Vahid S, Dashti-Khavidaki S, Ahmadi F, Amini M, Salehi Surmaghi MH. Effect of herbal medicine achillea millefolium on plasma nitrite and nitrate levels in patients with chronic kidney disease: a preliminary study. Iran J Kidney Dis. 2012 Sep;6(5):350-4. PMID: 22976260.

Liver Disease: Huseini HF, Alavian SM, Heshmat R, Heydari MR, Abolmaali K. The efficacy of Liv-52 on liver cirrhotic patients: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled first approach. Phytomedicine. 2005 Sep;12(9):619-24. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2004.10.003. PMID: 16194047.

Multiple Sclerosis (MS): Ayoobi F, Moghadam-Ahmadi A, Amiri H, Vakilian A, Heidari M, Farahmand H, Fathollahi MS, Fatemi I, Shafiei SA, Alahtavakoli M, Shamsizadeh A. Achillea millefolium is beneficial as an add-on therapy in patients with multiple sclerosis: A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. Phytomedicine. 2019 Jan;52:89-97. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2018.06.017. Epub 2018 Jun 27. PMID: 30599916.

Oral Mucositis: Miranzadeh S, Adib-Hajbaghery M, Soleymanpoor L, Ehsani M. Effect of adding the herb Achillea millefolium on mouthwash on chemotherapy induced oral mucositis in cancer patients: A double-blind randomized controlled trial. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2015 Jun;19(3):207-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2014.10.019. Epub 2015 Feb 7. PMID: 25667123.

Phlebitis (Vein Inflammation): It, What Causes, and PREVENTATIVE PREVENTATIVE. "Varicose Veins."

Varicose Ulcers (Leg Ulcers): Matić, Milan, Verica Đuran, Marina Jovanović, Zorica Gajinov, Aleksandra Matić, Branislav Đuran, Boža Pal, and Neda Mimica-Dukić. "Treatment of venous leg ulcers with an ointment containing yarrow (Achillea millefolium) extract/Primena preparata sa ekstraktom hajdučke trave (Achillea millefolium) u lečenju venskih ulkusa potkolenice." Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology 1, no. 3 ((2009): 101-106.

Varicosities (Varicose Veins): Biro-Sandor, Z. "Assessment report of Achillea millefolium L. herb." European Medicines Agency (2011): 1-23.

Venous Stenosis (Vein Narrowing): Dal Lin, Carlo, Marco Silvestro, Raffaele Migliorini, Francesco Tona, and Massimo Fioranelli. "Integrated approach to coronary artery disease." Integrative Cardiology: A New Therapeutic Vision (2017): 203-221.

Wounds: Rezaie, Ali, Daryoush Mohajeri, Mohammadreza Valilou, Ghafour Mousavi, Mehrdad Nazeri, Babak Mohammadi, and Z. Zakhireh. "Geometric and histopathologic assessment of yarrow extracts (Achillea millefolium) and on healing of experimental skin wounds and its comparison with zinc oxide on rats." Curr Res J Biol Sci 4, no. 1 (2012): 90-95.

Contra-Indications

It is not admissible in any form of the disease where the pulse is hard and quick, or the skin dry and hot, or the mucous surfaces irritable. Its employment should be limited by the conditions of a depressed but not irritable pulse, cold skin, and relaxation of the mucous membranes. Bradycardia, coagulation disorders, nephritis. Hypersensitivity to the plant and or other members of the Asteraceae family. Gastric and duodenal ulcer, occlusion of the bile duct and gallbladder disease. Due to the traditional use of the drug as an emmenagogue, it is contraindicated during pregnancy.

Medicinal Actions:
Analgesic, Anodyne, Antiarteriosclerotic, Antibacterial, Anticholinergic, Antihepatotoxic, Antihypertensive, Anti-Inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antiviral, Astringent, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Hemostatic, Vasodilator, Venotonic

This plant has been shown, by scientific studies, to exibit the following medicinal actions. The fact that studies concerning all of the traditional medicinal actions listed above have not yet been completed, does not mean said actions are invalid. The plants I have included have a long history of effective use, and most were part of the U.S. Pharmacopia prior to the rise of allopathic medicine.

Analgesic (Relieves pain): El-Sadek, S. E., A. A. M. El-Gendy, M. A. Tohamy, and Abd El-Aa. "Anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic effect of Achillea millefolium and Salix plants." Journal of Veterinary Medical Research 17, no. 1 (2007): 86-92.

Anodyne (Reduces pain by reducing the sensitivity of the nerves): El-Sadek, S. E., A. A. M. El-Gendy, M. A. Tohamy, and Abd El-Aa. "Anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic effect of Achillea millefolium and Salix plants." Journal of Veterinary Medical Research 17, no. 1 (2007): 86-92.

Antiarteriosclerotic (Reduces or eliminates Arteriosclerosis): Kirichenko, Tatiana V., Igor A. Sobenin, Dragana Nikolic, Manfredi Rizzo, and Alexander N. Orekhov. "Anti-cytokine therapy for prevention of atherosclerosis." Phytomedicine 23, no. 11 (2016): 1198-1210.

Anticholinergic (Inhibits nerve impulses responsible for involuntary muscle movements and various bodily functions.): Moradi MT, Rafieian-Koupaei M, Imani-Rastabi R, Nasiri J, Shahrani M, Rabiei Z, Alibabaei Z. Antispasmodic effects of yarrow (Achillea millefolium L.) extract in the isolated ileum of rat. Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 2013 Oct 3;10(6):499-503. doi: 10.4314/ajtcam.v10i6.19. PMID: 24311877; PMCID: PMC3847392.

Antihepatotoxic (Prevents damage to the liver): Akram, Muhammad. "Minireview on Achillea millefolium Linn." The Journal of membrane biology 246, no. 9 (2013): 661-663.

Antihypertensive (Reduces blood pressure): Arias-Durán, Luis, Samuel Estrada-Soto, Monserrat Hernández-Morales, César Millán-Pacheco, Gabriel Navarrete-Vázquez, Rafael Villalobos-Molina, Maximiliano Ibarra-Barajas, and Julio C. Almanza-Pérez. "Antihypertensive and vasorelaxant effect of leucodin and achillin isolated from Achillea millefolium through calcium channel blockade and NO production: In vivo, functional ex vivo and in silico studies." Journal of Ethnopharmacology 273 (2021): 113948.

Anti-Inflammatory (Helps the body combat inflammation): Villalva, Marisol, Jose Manuel Silvan, Teresa Alarcón-Cavero, David Villanueva-Bermejo, Laura Jaime, Susana Santoyo, and Adolfo J. Martinez-Rodriguez. "Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties of an Achillea millefolium L. extract and its fractions obtained by supercritical anti-solvent fractionation against Helicobacter pylori." Antioxidants 11, no. 10 (2022): 1849.

Antimicrobial (Destroys or resists pathogenic organisms): Candan, Ferda, Mehmet Unlu, Bektaş Tepe, Dimitra Daferera, Moschos Polissiou, Atalay Sökmen, and H. Aşkın Akpulat. "Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of the essential oil and methanol extracts of Achillea millefolium subsp. millefolium Afan.(Asteraceae)." Journal of ethnopharmacology 87, no. 2-3 (2003): 215-220.

Antioxidant (Renders free radicals harmless): Villalva, Marisol, Jose Manuel Silvan, Teresa Alarcón-Cavero, David Villanueva-Bermejo, Laura Jaime, Susana Santoyo, and Adolfo J. Martinez-Rodriguez. "Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties of an Achillea millefolium L. extract and its fractions obtained by supercritical anti-solvent fractionation against Helicobacter pylori." Antioxidants 11, no. 10 (2022): 1849.

Antipyretic (Reduces fever): El-Sadek, S. E., A. A. M. El-Gendy, M. A. Tohamy, and Abd El-Aa. "Anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic effect of Achillea millefolium and Salix plants." Journal of Veterinary Medical Research 17, no. 1 (2007): 86-92.

Antiseptic (Inhibits growth of bacteria): Villalva, Marisol, Jose Manuel Silvan, Teresa Alarcón-Cavero, David Villanueva-Bermejo, Laura Jaime, Susana Santoyo, and Adolfo J. Martinez-Rodriguez. "Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties of an Achillea millefolium L. extract and its fractions obtained by supercritical anti-solvent fractionation against Helicobacter pylori." Antioxidants 11, no. 10 (2022): 1849.

Antispasmodic (Relieves or reduces spasms, especially in smooth muscle (uterus, intestine, blood vessels, bronchi)): Yaeesh, Sheikh, Qamar Jamal, Arif‐ullah Khan, and Anwarul Hassan Gilani. "Studies on hepatoprotective, antispasmodic and calcium antagonist activities of the aqueous‐methanol extract of Achillea millefolium." Phytotherapy Research: An International Journal Devoted to Pharmacological and Toxicological Evaluation of Natural Product Derivatives 20, no. 7 (2006): 546-551.

Antiviral (Kills viruses): Villalva, Marisol, Jose Manuel Silvan, Teresa Alarcón-Cavero, David Villanueva-Bermejo, Laura Jaime, Susana Santoyo, and Adolfo J. Martinez-Rodriguez. "Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties of an Achillea millefolium L. extract and its fractions obtained by supercritical anti-solvent fractionation against Helicobacter pylori." Antioxidants 11, no. 10 (2022): 1849.

Astringent (Tones local blood vessels and varicosities, and stops bleeding): Akram, Muhammad. "Minireview on Achillea millefolium Linn." The Journal of membrane biology 246, no. 9 (2013): 661-663.

Diaphoretic (Promotes sweating): Akram, Muhammad. "Minireview on Achillea millefolium Linn." The Journal of membrane biology 246, no. 9 (2013): 661-663.

Diuretic (Increases the formation and flow of urine): De Souza, Priscila, Sandra Crestani, Rita de Cássia Vilhena da Silva, Francielli Gasparotto, Cândida Aparecida Leite Kassuya, José Eduardo da Silva-Santos, and Arquimedes Gasparotto Junior. "Involvement of bradykinin and prostaglandins in the diuretic effects of Achillea millefolium L.(Asteraceae)." Journal of ethnopharmacology 149, no. 1 (2013): 157-161.

Hemostatic (Stops or prevents bleeding): Bagheri, Amin, Gholamreza Amin, Seyed Mohammad Tavangar, Matineh Heidari, and Jamshid Bagheri. "Safety and hemostatic effect of Achillea millefolium L. in localized bleeding." In Hepatology Forum, vol. 5, no. 1, p. 25. Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver, 2024.

Vasodilator (Increases blood flow): Arias-Durán, Luis, Samuel Estrada-Soto, Monserrat Hernández-Morales, César Millán-Pacheco, Gabriel Navarrete-Vázquez, Rafael Villalobos-Molina, Maximiliano Ibarra-Barajas, and Julio C. Almanza-Pérez. "Antihypertensive and vasorelaxant effect of leucodin and achillin isolated from Achillea millefolium through calcium channel blockade and NO production: In vivo, functional ex vivo and in silico studies." Journal of Ethnopharmacology 273 (2021): 113948.

Venotonic (Strengthens veins): Mahmoudi, Aynaz, Mirsalim Seyedsadeghi, Mansour Miran, Saeid Sadeghieh Ahari, Hojat Layegh, and Sara Mostafalou. "Therapeutic effect of Achillea millefolium on the hemorrhoids; A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial." Journal of Herbal Medicine 39 (2023): 100657.

Constituents:

Contains 0.2–1.0% Of Essential Oil. Being A Chemically Polymorphic Aggregate Plant Species, The Chemical Constitution Depends On The Number Of Chromosomes Present. Diploid And Tetraploid Plants Contain Proazulene Sesquiterpenes, Which When Exposed To Heat Will Be Transformed To Coloured Azulenes, Including Chamazulene (up To 25%) And Achillicin. Other Major Constituents In Tetraploid Plants Include ??-pinene (23%), ??-pinene (5%) And Caryophyllene (10–22%). Hexaploid Plants Are Azulene Sesquiterpenefree, And Contain Approximately 50% Mono- And Sesquiterpenes, Many Of Which Are In The Oxidized Form, As Well As Camphor (18%), Sabinene (12%), 1,8-cineol (10%) And ??-pinene (9%), Among Other Constituents. Octaploid Plants Contain Approximately 80% Oxygen-containing Monoterpenes, With Linalool Being The Major Constituent. Among The Non-essential-oil Constituents Are Flavonoids, Coumarins And Tannins. Thujone

Flower: Thiophenes

Leaf: €-nerolidol, 1,8-cineole, 8-acetylagelolide, Allo-ocimene, Alpha-bisabolol, Alpha-cadinol, Alpha-copaene, Alpha-curcumene, Alpha-humulene, Alpha-muurolene, Alpha-phellandrene, Alpha-pinene, Alpha-terpinene, Alpha-terpineol, Alpha-thujene, Alpha-thujone, Artemisia-alcohol, Artemisia-ketone, Artemisiatriene, Ascaridole, Ascaridole-isomer, Ascorbic-acid, Azulene, Beta-caryophyllene, Beta-caryophyllene-oxide, Beta-cubebene, Beta-elemene, Beta-farnesene, Beta-pinene, Beta-thujone, Borneol, Camphene, Camphor, Carvacrol, Caryophyllene, Chrsanthenyl-acetate, Cis-chrsanthenol, Cis-dehydromatricaria-ester, Cis-jasmone, Cis-sabinene-hydrate, Copaene, Cuminaldehyde, Deacetylmatricaine, Delta-4-carene, Delta-cadinene, Desacetylmatricin, Dihydroparthenolide, Eo, Folic-acid, Gamma-cadinene, Gamma-terpinene, Geranial, Germacrene-d, Humulene, Isoartemisia-ketone, Isoborneol, Lavandulol, Limonene, Linalool, Linoleic-acid, Myrcene, Octen-3-ol, P-cymene, Sabinene, Saponins, Succinic-acid, T-cadinol, Terpinen-4-ol, Terpinolene, Thiophenes, Thymol, Trans-dehydromatricaria-ester, Tricyclene, Yomogi-alcohol

Plant: (-)-betonicine, (-)-viburnitol, 2,3-dehydroxydesacetoxymatricin, 2,3-dihydroacetoxymatricin, 2-pentyl-5-propylresorcinol, 3-oxaguaianolide, 4-oxo-3,4-dihydro-2,3-diazaphenoxanthin, 5-hydroxy-3,6,7,4'-tetramethoxyflavone, 6,10,14-trimethyl-pentadecan-2-one, 8-acetocyartabsin, 8-anelooxyartabsin, Acetylbalchanolide, Achiceine, Achilleine, Achilletine, Achillicin, Achillin, Aconitic-acid, Adenine, Alpha-patchoulene, Alpha-peroxyachifolide, Alpha-thujone, Aluminum, Apigenin, Apigenin-7-o-glucoside, Apigenin-glucoside, Arabinose, Artemitin, Ascorbic-acid, Ash, Asparagine, Austricin, Balchanolide, Balchanolide-acetate, Benzaldehydecyanhydringlycoside, Beta-carotene, Beta-himachalene, Beta-sitosterol, Beta-sitosterol-acetate, Betaine, Betonicine, Bornyl-acetate, Butyric-acid, Caffeic-acid, Calcium, Campherenone, Capric-acid-methyl-ester, Caprylic-acid-methyl-ester, Carbohydrates, Casticin, Cerotinic-acid, Chamazulene, Chamazulene-carboxylic-acid, Chlorogenic-acid, Choline, Chromium, Cineole, Cis-beta-farnesene, Cis-carveol, Cis-nerolidol, Cis-sabinol, Cobalt, Cosmosiin, Coumarins, Deacetylmatricarin, Dextrose, Dulcitol, Eo, Eucalyptol, Eugenol, Farnesene, Fat, Ferulic-acid, Fiber, Fiber(crude), Fiber(dietary), Folacin, Formic-acid, Furfural, Furfuryl-alcohol, Galactose, Gallic-acid, Geranyl-acetate, Glucose, Glutamic-acid, Glycine, Guaiazulene, Heptadecane, Histidine, Homostachydrine, Hydroquinone, Hydroxyachillin, Inositol, Inulin, Iron, Isoartemisia-ketone, Isobutyl-acetate, Isorhamnetin, Isoschaftoside, Isovaleric-acid, Kilocalories, Leucodin, Linoleic-acid-ethyl-ester, Linoleic-acid-methyl-ester, Linolenic-acid-methyl-ester, Luteolin, Luteolin-7-glucoside, Luteolin-7-o-beta-d-glucopyranoside, Luteolin-7-o-glucoside, Lysine, Magnesium, Maltose, Mandelic-acid, Mandelonitrile-glucoside, Manganese, Mannitol, Matricin, Menthol, Millefin, Millefolide, Moschatine, Myristic-acid, Neryl-acetate, Niacin, Oleic-acid, Palmitic-acid, Palmitic-acid-ethyl-ester, Palmitic-acid-methyl-ester, Pentacosane, Phenol, Phloroglucinol, Phosphorus, Ponticaepoxide, Potassium, Proazulene, Prochamazulene, Protein, Protocatechuic-acid, Prunasin, Pyrocatechol, Quercetin, Quercetin-glycoside, Quercitrin, Resin, Riboflavin, Rutin, Salicylic-acid, Selenium, Silicon, Sodium, Spathulenol, Stachydrine, Stearic-acid, Stigmasterol, Succinic-acid, Sucrose, Swertisin, Tannic-acid, Tannin, Terpineol, Thiamin, Thiamine, Thujone, Tin, Trans-carveol, Trans-trans-farnesol, Tricosane, Trigonelline, Undecylenic-acid-methyl-ester, Vanillic-acid, Viburnitol, Vicenin-2-schaftoside, Vicenin-3-schaftoside, Water, Zinc

Root: Anacyclin

Seed: Fat, Protein