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
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	Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antilaryngitic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric	3	Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antilipoperoxidant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic?	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.