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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ubiquiot | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 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. |
| Uricosuric | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Urinary-Antiseptic | 1 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Varroacide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermicide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Vermifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Vibriocide | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Vulnerary | 4 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |