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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SILICON | 4 | Leaf | 0.8 | 4.6 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Plant | not available | 46.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Leaf | 9.0 | 48.0 | -0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Plant | not available | 48.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANAPARTHIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANAPARTHIN-1ALPHA,4ALPHA-EPOXIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANAPARTHIN-1BETA,4BETA-EPOXIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Shoot | not available | 4.0 | -0.17 | 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. |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | 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. |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Plant | not available | 4.1 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMINE | 0 | Leaf | 0.7 | 4.1 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THUJOPSENE | 2 | Shoot | not available | 1.5 | -0.71 | 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. |
| THYMOL | 71 | 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. |
| TIN | 4 | Leaf | 4.0 | 21.0 | 0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TIN | 4 | Plant | not available | 21.0 | 0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Leaf | not available | 820000.0 | 0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
| WATER | 0 | Plant | not available | 895000.0 | 0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ZINC | 77 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Molluscicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 2 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Myorelaxant | 6 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Narcotic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Nematicide | 9 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Occuloirritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Ozone-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |