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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Chrysanthemum parthenium (Asteraceae)

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
P-METHYLBENZALDEHYDE 0 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.
PARTHENOLIDE 27 Flower *
PARTHOLIDE 0 Plant *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 902.0 5010.0 0.01 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant 5010.0 0.68 *
PINOCARVONE 1 Shoot 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 *
POTASSIUM 14 Plant 22500.0 0.05 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 48060.0 267000.0 0.55 *
PROTEIN 0 Plant 267000.0 0.77 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 222000.0 -0.10 *
REYNOSIN 1 Plant *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 0.5 2.5 -0.17 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Plant 2.5 -0.62 *
SABINENE 5 Shoot 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 1.5 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 *
SANTAMARIN 5 Leaf *
SELENIUM 60 Leaf 0.3 1.7 -0.25 *
SELENIUM 60 Plant *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
P450-2B1-Inhibitor 3 *
P450-Inducer 3 *
Pediculicide 1 *
Perfume 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Perfumery 12 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Peristaltic 1 *
Pesticide 29 *
Phagocytotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Pheromone 1 *
Phospholipase-Inhibitor 1 *
Photosensitizer 1 Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp.
Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor 1 *
Prooxidant 2 *
Prostaglandin-Inhibitor 1 *
Prostaglandin-Sparer 1 Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990.
Prostaglandin-Synthetase-Inhibitor 1 *
Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor 1 *
Renoirritant 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.
Respirainhibitor 1 Merck 11th Edition
Respirastimulant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.