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
Antithyreotropic	1	Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Antitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiTNF	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitrichinosic	1	Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antitriglyceride	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitubercular	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor	15	Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (brain)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast)	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitussive	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer	9	Duke, 1992 *