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
(+)-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.

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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
GST-Inducer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective	4	Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotoxic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Herbicide	9	Keeler, R.F. and Tu, A.T. eds. 1991. Toxicology of Plant and Fungal Compounds. (Handbook of Natural Toxins Vol. 6) Marcel Dekker, Inc. NY. 665 pp.
Herbistat	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Histaminic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Hypercalcuric	1	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Hyperglycemic	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Hypertensive	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypnotic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic	10	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypocholesterolemic?	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hypoglycemic	6	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Hypolipidemic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive	9	Duke, 1992 *
Hypothermic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Hypouricemic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator	6	Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant	8	Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.