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Plant Chrysanthemum parthenium (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Feverfew
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
P-METHYLBENZALDEHYDE 0 Shoot not available not available not available 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.
PARTHENOLIDE 27 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PARTHOLIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 902.0 5010.0 0.01 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant not available 5010.0 0.68 Duke, 1992 *
PINOCARVONE 1 Shoot not available 2.0 -0.63 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.
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 4050.0 22500.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant not available 22500.0 0.05 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 48060.0 267000.0 0.55 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Plant not available 267000.0 0.77 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 222000.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
REYNOSIN 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 0.5 2.5 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Plant not available 2.5 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
SABINENE 5 Shoot not available 5.0 -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.
SABINENE-HYDRATE 0 Shoot not available 1.5 not available 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.
SANTAMARIN 5 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SANTAMARIN 5 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Leaf 0.3 1.7 -0.25 Duke, 1992 *
SELENIUM 60 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor (Prostate) 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 1 Rafatullah, S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, M.A., Mossa, J.S., and Ageel, A.M. 1989. Evaluation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa) for Gastric and Duodenal Antiulcer Activity in Rats. J. of Ethnopharmacology, 29: 25-34, 1990.
Antivaginitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiyeast 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic 5 Duke, 1992 *
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Ataxigenic 1 Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.
Attifuge 1 CIBA (Chadwick, D.J. and Marsh, J. 1990. Bioactive Compounds from Plants. CIBA Foundation Symposium 154. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Chichester UK. 242 pp.
Bacteriostatic 1 Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *