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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENZYL-PROPIONATE | 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. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 2.5 | 14.0 | -1.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Plant | not available | 14.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 8.0 | -0.39 | 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. |
| BETA-FARNESENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 38.0 | -0.25 | 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. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Shoot | not available | 4.0 | -0.12 | 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. |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Shoot | not available | 9.0 | -0.39 | 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. |
| BORNYL-ACETATE | 12 | Shoot | not available | 28.0 | -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. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 1046.0 | 5810.0 | -0.86 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Plant | not available | 5810.0 | -0.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHENE | 9 | Shoot | not available | 95.0 | -0.13 | 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. |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Shoot | not available | 640.0 | -0.13 | 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. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 92520.0 | 514000.0 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Plant | not available | 514000.0 | -1.02 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARVACROL | 37 | 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. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-EPOXIDE | 6 | Shoot | not available | 31.0 | 1.64 | 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. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Leaf | 0.3 | 1.7 | -0.50 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Plant | not available | 17.0 | 0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSANTHEMOLIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHRYSANTHEMOMIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antilupus | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiLyme | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphomic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimaculitic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimastalgic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimastitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimeasles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antimelanomic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMeniere's | 1 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Antimenopausal | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 6 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimutagenic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyalgic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |