Achillea

Also known as yarrow, yarrows

Achillea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The plants typically have frilly leaves and are known colloquially as yarrows, although this common name usually refers to A. millefolium. The genus was named after the Greek mythological character Achilles, whose soldiers were said to have used yarrow to treat their wounds; this is reflected by common names such as allheal and bloodwort. The genus is native primarily to Eurasia and North America.

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Achillea is a genus of flowering plants commonly known as yarrows, characterized by frilly leaves and native mainly to Eurasia and North America. The plants have a long history of medicinal use, as reflected in their traditional common names like "allheal" and "bloodwort," and the genus itself was named after the Greek hero Achilles, whose soldiers supposedly used yarrow to treat wounds.

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Species

Yarrow

Achillea

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toAfghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria

Observations recorded2,397,245

蓍属为菊科的植物，大约有85种，广泛分布在北温带的欧洲、亚洲和北美洲，多为多年生草本植物，鲜有的品种为亚灌木，叶有羽状深裂，有毛和香味；花为伞房状花序，盘状，白色、黄色、橘黄色、粉色或红色，有的品种为园艺花卉；果实为瘦果，有冠毛。部分品种可以入药，味辛，微温。

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Research

974 papers

Achillea millefolium: Mechanism of action, pharmacokinetic, clinical drug-drug interactions and tolerability.ReviewHeliyon · 2023Farasati Far B, Behzad G, Khalili HDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22841
Achillea Species as Sources of Active Phytochemicals for Dermatological and Cosmetic Applications.ReviewOxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2021Strzępek-Gomółka M, Gaweł-Bęben K, Kukula-Koch WDOI: 10.1155/2021/6643827
Achillea spp.: A comprehensive review on its ethnobotany, phytochemistry, phytopharmacology and industrial applications.ReviewCellular and molecular biology (Noisy-le-Grand, France) · 2020Salehi B, Selamoglu Z, Sevindik M et al.
Minireview on Achillea millefolium Linn.ReviewThe Journal of membrane biology · 2013Akram MDOI: 10.1007/s00232-013-9588-x
Safety Assessment of Achillea millefolium as Used in Cosmetics.ReviewInternational journal of toxicology · 2016Becker LC, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV et al.DOI: 10.1177/1091581816677717
Achillea millefolium L. s.l. revisited: recent findings confirm the traditional use.ReviewWiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2007Benedek B, Kopp BDOI: 10.1007/s10354-007-0431-9
Cytotoxicity and Anti-cancer Activity of the Genus Achillea L.ReviewCurrent medicinal chemistry · 2020Papakosta K, Grafakou ME, Barda C et al.DOI: 10.2174/0929867327666200505092514
Achillea wilhelmsii-Incorporated Chitosan@Eudragit Nanoparticles Intended for Enhanced Ulcerative Colitis Treatment.AAPS PharmSciTech · 2023Maleki H, Doostan M, Farzaei MH et al.DOI: 10.1208/s12249-023-02568-x

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Wikidata facts

Image: Achillea ageratum corimbo.jpg

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Commons category: Achillea
taxon name: Achillea
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=72
Commons gallery: Achillea
taxon common name: rman
PAEnflowered taxon URL: www.paenflowered.org/apgii/asterales/asteraceae/achillea

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Article

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Contents

Description
Taxonomy
Selected species
Cultivars
Etymology
Distribution and habitat
Ecology
Uses
Gallery
References

==Description== These plants typically have frilly, hairy, aromatic leaves. The plants show large, flat clusters of small flowers at the top of the stem. The flowers can be white, yellow, orange, pink or red and are generally visited by many insects, and are thus characterised by a generalised pollination system.