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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COBALT | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
| COSMOSIIN | 4 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| COSTIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Shoot | not available | 0.8 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COSTUNOLIDE | 9 | 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. |
| COSTUNOLIDE | 9 | Shoot | not available | 6.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUMINALDEHYDE | 10 | Shoot | not available | 0.0 | -0.33 | 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. |
| CURCUMENE | 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. |
| CYNAROSIDE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-FRIEDOOLEAN-14-EN-3-OL | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 53000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROSAUSSUREALACTONE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 6000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | 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. |
| DOCOS-3-ENE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 60000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEUTHEROSIDE-B-1 | 1 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Plant | 200.0 | 700.0 | -0.69 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| EO | 0 | Shoot | not available | 1500.0 | -0.81 | 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. |
| EPOXYARTEMORIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPOXYSANTAMARINE | 0 | Flower | not available | 30.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUDESMANOLIDES | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiamebic | 1 | Abstract (See species file) |
| Antianaphylactic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiandrogenic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianginal | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarachidonate | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarrhythmic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiarthritic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacillary | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 25 | Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |