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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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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-EPOXYARTEMORIN 0 Leaf *
(-)-CAMPHOR 2 Plant *
(-)-EPOXYARTEMORIN 0 Leaf *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 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.
1-BETA-HYDROXYARBUSCULIN 0 Leaf *
1-BETA-HYDROXYARBUSCULIN 0 Plant *
10-EPICANIN 0 Leaf *
10-EPICANIN 0 Shoot 0.4 *
2-(HEXA-2',4'-DIYNYLIDENE)-1,6-CIS-DIOXASPIRO-(4,5)-DEC-3-ENE 0 Root 100.0 *
2-(HEXA-2',4'-DIYNYLIDENE)-1,6-CIS-DIOXASPIRO-(4,5)-DEC-3-ENE 0 Shoot 1.2 *
2-(HEXA-2',4'-DIYNYLIDENE)-1,6-TRANS-DIOXASPIRO-(4,5)-DEC-3-ENE 0 Shoot 0.6 *
2-METHYLPENTA-2,4-DIENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil 2000.0 *
3,4-BETA-EPOXY-8-DEOXYCUMAMBRIN-B 0 Flower 485.0 *
3-BETA-HYDROXYCOSTUNOLIDE 0 Leaf *
3-BETA-HYDROXYCOSTUNOLIDE 0 Plant 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 4.0 *
3-BETA-HYDROXYPARTHENOLIDE 1 Leaf *
3-BETA-HYDROXYPARTHENOLIDE 1 Shoot 1.2 *
4-BETA-ACETOXY-CHRYSANTHENONE 0 Shoot 1.2 *
5-BETA-HYDROXYREYNOSIN 0 Plant 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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiimpotence 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 21 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.
Antiinsomniac 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic 1 *
Antikeratotic 1 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilaryngitic 1 *
Antileishmanic 1 *
Antilepric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 4 *
Antileukonychic 1 *
Antileukoplakic 1 *
Antileukotriene 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilipoperoxidant 1 *
Antilithic 3 *
Antilithic? 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.