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Plant Tanacetum parthenium (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Feverfew
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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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.
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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.