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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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 3.0 *
8-ALPHA-HYDROXYESTAFIATIN 0 Shoot 0.4 *
8-ALPHA-ISOBUTYRYL-OXYESTAFIATIN 0 Shoot 2.0 *
8-BETA-HYDROXYREYNOSIN 0 Leaf *
8-BETA-HYDROXYREYNOSIN 0 Plant *
8-BETA-REYNOSIN 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
9-EPIPECTACHOL 0 Root 143.0 *
ALANTOLACTONE 36 Leaf *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Shoot 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 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Shoot 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 6000.0 -0.48 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Essential Oil 10000.0 -0.47 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit Essent. Oil 2000.0 -0.82 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Shoot 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 *
ALPHA-TERPINENE 13 Shoot 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 *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Shoot 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 6000.0 -0.36 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Molluscicide 1 *
Mosquitocide 1 *
Mosquitofuge 2 *
Motor-Depressant 4 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Mycobactericide 1 *
Myorelaxant 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Narcotic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Nematicide 12 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Neuroprotective 1 *
Neurotoxic 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.
Neurotransmitter 1 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor 2 *
NO-Genic 1 *
Occuloirritant 1 *
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 2 *
Osteogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Ovulant 1 *
Ozone-Scavenger 1 *