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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-EPOXYARTEMORIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-CAMPHOR | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| (-)-EPOXYARTEMORIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1,8-CINEOLE | 67 | 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. |
| 1-BETA-HYDROXYARBUSCULIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 1-BETA-HYDROXYARBUSCULIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-EPICANIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 10-EPICANIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-(HEXA-2',4'-DIYNYLIDENE)-1,6-CIS-DIOXASPIRO-(4,5)-DEC-3-ENE | 0 | Root | not available | 100.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-(HEXA-2',4'-DIYNYLIDENE)-1,6-CIS-DIOXASPIRO-(4,5)-DEC-3-ENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-(HEXA-2',4'-DIYNYLIDENE)-1,6-TRANS-DIOXASPIRO-(4,5)-DEC-3-ENE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-METHYLPENTA-2,4-DIENE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 2000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3,4-BETA-EPOXY-8-DEOXYCUMAMBRIN-B | 0 | Flower | not available | 485.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-HYDROXYCOSTUNOLIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-HYDROXYCOSTUNOLIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| 3-BETA-HYDROXYCOSTUNOLIDE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 4.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-HYDROXYPARTHENOLIDE | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-BETA-HYDROXYPARTHENOLIDE | 1 | Shoot | not available | 1.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-BETA-ACETOXY-CHRYSANTHENONE | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1.2 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-BETA-HYDROXYREYNOSIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Depressant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Toxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| Convulsant | 2 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Copper-Antagonist | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Cosmetic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Counterirritant | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| COX-1-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COX-2-Inhibitor | 4 | Newmark, T. M. and Schulick, P. 2000. Herbal Cox-2 Inhibition - Nature's Challenge to Arthritis, Cancer & Alzheimer's Disease. Hohm Press, Prescott AZ. |
| Culicide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inducer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cytochrome-P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Pizzorno, J. 1998. Total Wellness. Prima Health, a division of Prima. |