Tansy, a new medicinal plant?

Author(s): Bos, R., Woerdenbag, H.

Abstract: Nowadays, preparations of tansy are seldomly used as anthelmintic because of their toxic effects, for which the thujones are held responsible. Attention is paid to the existence of different chemotypes, particularly with respect to the composition of the essential oil and the presence of sesquiterpene lactones. A standardization is nearly impossible. The presence of parthenolide and sesquiterpene lactones with a peroxide group in tansy may offer an explanation for the application of the plant against migraine and intermittant fever (malaria?) as reported in the literature.

Keyword(s): Tanacetum vulgare

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