Feverfew

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US(Catawba)

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Burn

Science studied: ASCORBIC-ACID, ASH, BETA-CAROTENE, CALCIUM

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Asteraceae

Scientific name: Parthenium integrifolium

Common names: Feverfew, American Feverfew, Wild Quinine, Missouri Snakeroot, Prairie-Dock, American feverfew, Missouri snakeroot, Parthénium à feuilles entières, Prärieampfer, Wild quinine, partenium, prairie-dock, preeriahelmikki, wild quinine, 美東銀膠菊

History

The source record documents this plant in US(Catawba).

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Burn

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US(Catawba)

Documented cultural uses

• Burn

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Parthenolide from Parthenium integrifolium reduces tumor burden and alleviate cachexia symptoms in the murine CT-26 model of colorectal carcinoma. · 2013 source ↗
• Pharmaceutical compositions containing parthenium integrifolium or parts thereof or an extract or component thereof, the use of such plant material for preparing certain medicines, and a method of preparing an extract of parthenium integrifolium · 1999 source ↗
• PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING PARTHENIUM INTEGRIFOLIUM OR PARTS THEREOF OR AN EXTRACT OR COMPONENT THEREOF, THE USE OF SUCH PLANT MATERIAL FOR PREPARING CERTAIN MEDICINES, AND A METHOD OF PREPARING AN EXTRACT OF PARTHENIUM INTEGRIFOLIUM · 1997 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ASCORBIC-ACID
• ASH
• BETA-CAROTENE
• CALCIUM
• CHROMIUM
• COBALT
• FIBER(CRUDE)
• FIBER(DIETARY)
• FAT
• GUM
• INULIN
• IRON
• MAGNESIUM
• MANGANESE
• NIACIN
• PHOSPHORUS

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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