Recipe
Yarrow flower honey
- Herb:
- Yarrow Achillea millefolium
- Method:
- Honey macerate
- Plant part:
- Flower
About 30 minBeginnerRecipe science profile
Procedure
- Fill a jar about one third with dried inflorescences and cover with honey.
- Macerate 3–4 weeks, then strain.
- If you are allergic to Asteraceae plants, omit.
Extraction
- Herb:
- dried inflorescence, about 1/3 of a jar according to the recipe
- Solvent:
- Honey; macerate for 3–4 weeks.
- Shelf life:
- Keep cool after straining.
- Target compounds:
- Polar and moderately polar fractions from the flowers in the honey.
Notes
Maceration takes weeks.
Why it works
Flower heads in honey macerate part of the flavonoids and aromatics; for the Asteraceae, allergic sensitisation is relevant. Honey lowers water activity and changes how compounds diffuse out of the flowers.
Related
Yarrow — Herb card
Honey macerate — Processing method detail