Plant Tanacetum parthenium (Asteraceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Feverfew

How this plant is used

Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
8-ALPHA-ANGELOYL-OXYESTAFIATIN	0	Shoot	not available	3.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
8-ALPHA-HYDROXYESTAFIATIN	0	Shoot	not available	0.4	not available	Duke, 1992 *
8-ALPHA-ISOBUTYRYL-OXYESTAFIATIN	0	Shoot	not available	2.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
8-BETA-HYDROXYREYNOSIN	0	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
8-BETA-HYDROXYREYNOSIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
8-BETA-REYNOSIN	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
9-EPIPECTACHOL	0	Root	not available	143.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALANTOLACTONE	36	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-COPAENE	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.
ALPHA-FARNESENE	0	Fruit Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE	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.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE	11	Essential Oil	not available	6000.0	-0.48	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE	28	Essential Oil	not available	10000.0	-0.47	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE	28	Fruit Essent. Oil	not available	2000.0	-0.82	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-PINENE	28	Shoot	not available	15.0	-0.15	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.
ALPHA-TERPINENE	13	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE	13	Shoot	not available	45.0	-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.
ALPHA-TERPINEOL	23	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL	23	Shoot	not available	2.5	-0.28	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.
ALPHA-THUJENE	0	Essential Oil	not available	6000.0	-0.36	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
AntiMS	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antimutagenic	9	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 *
Antineuralgic	4	Martindale's 28th
Antineuramidase	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antineurotic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiNF-kB	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosating	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive	3	Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990.
Antinyctalopic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity	6	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiodontalgic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antionychyotic	2	Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp.