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Common Names
Feverfew
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | 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. |
| 1-BETA-HYDROXYARBUSCULIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-EPICANIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-BETA-REYNOSIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 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. |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | 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. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Shoot | not available | 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. |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Shoot | not available | 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. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Shoot | not available | 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. |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 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. |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Leaf | 1.1 | 6.2 | -0.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Plant | not available | 6.0 | -0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| APIGENIN-7-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 59.0 | 330.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Plant | not available | 330.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 3060.0 | 17000.0 | -1.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Plant | not available | 171000.0 | 0.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | 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. |
| BENZYL-ISOBUTYRATE | 1 | 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. |
| BENZYL-ISOVALERATE | 1 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Depressant | 1 | Cooper-Driver, G. A., Chemical substances in plants toxic to animals, pp. 213-47 in Rechcigl, M., Jr., ed. CRC Handbook of Naturally Occurring Food Toxicants, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1983, 339 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diuretic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ecbolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Edemagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Emetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Encephalopathic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Energizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Enterocontractant | 1 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterorelaxant | 2 | J. Aromatherapy 4: 22. |
| Enterotoxic | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Epileptigenic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Ergogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Erythrocytogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Expectorant | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| FLavor | 19 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |