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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Rubefacient | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Secretogogue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 11 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Spasmogenic | 5 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Spermicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Sprout-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, J.A.. Personal Communication. |
| Stimulant | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Surfactant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Taenicide | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Termiticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosterone-Hydroxylase-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosterone-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Tracheorelaxant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tranquilizer | 4 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90. |
| Transdermal | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Trichomonicide | 5 | Martindale's 29th |