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Plant Chrysanthemum parthenium (Asteraceae)

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Common name(s)
Feverfew
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
67 1,8-CINEOLE Shoot -- -- -- Hendriks, H., Bos, R., and Woerdenbag, H. J. 1996. The Essential Oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip. Flavor and Fragrance Journal 11(6): 367-71.
0 1-BETA-HYDROXYARBUSCULIN Plant -- -- -- *
0 10-EPICANIN Plant -- -- -- *
0 8-BETA-REYNOSIN Plant -- -- -- *
0 ALPHA-COPAENE Shoot -- -- -- Hendriks, H., Bos, R., and Woerdenbag, H. J. 1996. The Essential Oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip. Flavor and Fragrance Journal 11(6): 367-71.
2 ALPHA-HUMULENE Shoot -- -- -- Hendriks, H., Bos, R., and Woerdenbag, H. J. 1996. The Essential Oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip. Flavor and Fragrance Journal 11(6): 367-71.
28 ALPHA-PINENE Shoot -- 15.0 -0.15 Hendriks, H., Bos, R., and Woerdenbag, H. J. 1996. The Essential Oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip. Flavor and Fragrance Journal 11(6): 367-71.
13 ALPHA-TERPINENE Shoot -- 45.0 -0.36 Hendriks, H., Bos, R., and Woerdenbag, H. J. 1996. The Essential Oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip. Flavor and Fragrance Journal 11(6): 367-71.
23 ALPHA-TERPINEOL Shoot -- 2.5 -0.28 Hendriks, H., Bos, R., and Woerdenbag, H. J. 1996. The Essential Oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip. Flavor and Fragrance Journal 11(6): 367-71.
0 ALPHA-THUJENE Shoot -- 15.0 -0.29 Hendriks, H., Bos, R., and Woerdenbag, H. J. 1996. The Essential Oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip. Flavor and Fragrance Journal 11(6): 367-71.
5 ALUMINUM Leaf 1.1 6.2 -0.77 *
5 ALUMINUM Plant -- 6.0 -0.75 *
0 APIGENIN-7-GLUCOSIDE Plant -- -- -- *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf 59.0 330.0 -0.41 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Plant -- 330.0 -0.52 *
0 ASH Leaf 3060.0 17000.0 -1.79 *
0 ASH Plant -- 171000.0 0.90 *
24 BENZALDEHYDE Shoot -- -- -- Hendriks, H., Bos, R., and Woerdenbag, H. J. 1996. The Essential Oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip. Flavor and Fragrance Journal 11(6): 367-71.
1 BENZYL-ISOBUTYRATE Shoot -- -- -- Hendriks, H., Bos, R., and Woerdenbag, H. J. 1996. The Essential Oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip. Flavor and Fragrance Journal 11(6): 367-71.
1 BENZYL-ISOVALERATE Shoot -- -- -- Hendriks, H., Bos, R., and Woerdenbag, H. J. 1996. The Essential Oil of Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip. Flavor and Fragrance Journal 11(6): 367-71.
*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.