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Common Names
Feverfew
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 14 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 12 | Martindale's 28th |
| Candidistat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic | 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. |
| Carcinogenic? | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carminative | 5 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Choleretic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |