yarrow
spice or herb / spice-yarrow
ヤロウ / Achillea millefolium
Yarrow is a candidate bitter plant consisting of the aerial parts of yarrow. A pharmacopoeial bitter-value record and food or drink use are assessed separately.
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Reading the bitterness
The European Medicines Agency's assessment report introduces the traditional positioning in Hungary, in which the aerial parts of yarrow are classified among bitter substances. This is a secondary account citing a 1948 source; the criterion for classification -- sensory assessment or traditional grouping -- is not indicated, and the cited source has not been independently confirmed.
As for the German Pharmacopoeia, there is a record that the 1997 edition includes an upper bitter-value limit of 5000. The original pharmacopoeia has not been independently confirmed, and this upper-limit value is neither a measured average nor the intensity of bitterness felt at the table. When considering the use of yarrow, the pharmacopoeial specification and the sensation at the table need to be read separately.
Sources for this overview
Assessment report on Achillea millefolium L., herba — Revision 1
Checked for this overview: Matched the traditional positioning in Hungary that the EMA assessment report introduces from a 1948 source with the fact that the primary source and the classification criterion have not been confirmed. / Matched the 1997 German Pharmacopoeia's upper bitter-value limit of 5000 with the caveat that it is not a culinary intensity.
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Sensory (1)
Scope: The EMA assessment report on the aerial parts of Achillea millefolium
Note: Not a value measured by EMA itself. It is not treated as a representative bitterness-intensity value or a recommendation for food use.
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spice-yarrow —has_reported_bitter_value_of→ "A record that the German Pharmacopoeia sets an upper-limit standard of 5,000"Safety and regulation (1)
Scope: Layer: literature. A section of the EMA assessment summarizing its traditional status in Hungary, not a direct measurement.
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spice-yarrow —is_documented_in→ "A public assessment records that in Hungary the aerial parts of yarrow (Millefolii herba) are classified among bitter substances."Culture (1)
Scope: A candidate at the level of general knowledge. Regional and naming differences have not been confirmed.
No source connected — this claim has not been verified yet. It is a general-knowledge placeholder, not a confirmed statement.
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spice-yarrow —is_used_as→ "Spices and herbs that add bitter flavor and aroma to dishes and drinks"