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Plant Tanacetum 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
0 (+)-EPOXYARTEMORIN Leaf -- -- -- *
2 (-)-CAMPHOR Plant -- -- -- *
0 (-)-EPOXYARTEMORIN Leaf -- -- -- *
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 Leaf -- -- -- *
0 1-BETA-HYDROXYARBUSCULIN Plant -- -- -- *
0 10-EPICANIN Leaf -- -- -- *
0 10-EPICANIN Shoot -- 0.4 -- *
0 2-(HEXA-2',4'-DIYNYLIDENE)-1,6-CIS-DIOXASPIRO-(4,5)-DEC-3-ENE Shoot -- 1.2 -- *
0 2-(HEXA-2',4'-DIYNYLIDENE)-1,6-CIS-DIOXASPIRO-(4,5)-DEC-3-ENE Root -- 100.0 -- *
0 2-(HEXA-2',4'-DIYNYLIDENE)-1,6-TRANS-DIOXASPIRO-(4,5)-DEC-3-ENE Shoot -- 0.6 -- *
0 2-METHYLPENTA-2,4-DIENE Fruit Essent. Oil -- 2000.0 -- *
0 3,4-BETA-EPOXY-8-DEOXYCUMAMBRIN-B Flower -- 485.0 -- *
0 3-BETA-HYDROXYCOSTUNOLIDE Shoot -- 4.0 -- *
0 3-BETA-HYDROXYCOSTUNOLIDE Plant -- -- -- Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
0 3-BETA-HYDROXYCOSTUNOLIDE Leaf -- -- -- *
1 3-BETA-HYDROXYPARTHENOLIDE Shoot -- 1.2 -- *
1 3-BETA-HYDROXYPARTHENOLIDE Leaf -- -- -- *
0 4-BETA-ACETOXY-CHRYSANTHENONE Shoot -- 1.2 -- *
0 5-BETA-HYDROXYREYNOSIN Plant -- -- -- Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
*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.