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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium (Asteraceae)

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Common name(s)
Piretro; Sirobana-Musiyoke-Giku; Dawud Efendi; Pyrethrum; Piretro Di Dalmazia; Dawudi

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Fumigant China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Insecticide Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Insecticide Nepal *
Insecticide Nepal Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
Insecticide Spanish Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Insecticide Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Larvicide China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Parasiticide Turkey Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Poison China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Scabies US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Scabies Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Toxic Nepal *
Toxic Nepal Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
Vermifuge Italian Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Vermifuge Iraq Al-Rawi, Ali. 1964. Medicinal Plants of Iraq. Tech. Bull. No. 15. Ministry of Agriculture, Directorate General of Agricultural Research Projects.
Vermifuge China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.