botanical record · discovered
Feverfew
Chrysanthemum parthenium
Feverfew
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Europe, US, Venezuela, Colombia, Turkey, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Spain
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Ache(Ear), Anemia, Aperient
Science studied: BORNYL-ACETATE, BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE, CARYOPHYLLENE-EPOXIDE, CHRYSANTHENOL
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: Chrysanthemum parthenium
Common names: Feverfew
History
The source record documents this plant in Europe, US, Venezuela, Colombia, Turkey, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Spain.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abortifacient
- Ache(Ear)
- Anemia
- Aperient
- Cancer
- Carminative
- Cold
- Colic
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- Depurative
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Dyspepsia
- Emmenagogue
- Fever
- Insecticide
- Laxative
- Resolvent
- Spasm
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Digestion
- Stomachic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Europe
- US
- Venezuela
- Colombia
- Turkey
- Mexico
- Dominican Republic
- Spain
Documented cultural uses
- Abortifacient
- Ache(Ear)
- Anemia
- Aperient
- Cancer
- Carminative
- Cold
- Colic
- Depurative
- Diarrhea
- Diuretic
- Dyspepsia
show 10 more documented entries
- Emmenagogue
- Fever
- Insecticide
- Laxative
- Resolvent
- Spasm
- Tonic
- Vermifuge
- Digestion
- Stomachic
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BORNYL-ACETATE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- CARYOPHYLLENE-EPOXIDE
- CHRYSANTHENOL
- CHRYSANTHENYL-ACETATE
- P-CYMENE
- EO
- BETA-FARNESENE
- GERMACRENE-D
- ALPHA-PINENE
- BETA-PINENE
- PINOCARVONE
- SABINENE
- SABINENE-HYDRATE
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
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- TERPINEN-4-OL
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- ALPHA-THUJENE
- THUJOPSENE
- BENZALDEHYDE
- BENZYL-ISOBUTYRATE
- BENZYL-ISOVALERATE
- BENZYL-PROPIONATE
- DELTA-CADINENE
- CARVACROL
- CHRYSANTHENYL-ANGELATE
- CHRYSANTHENYL-ISOVALERATE
- CHRYSANTHENYL-PROPIONATE
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- CUMINALDEHYDE
- CURCUMENE
- P-CYMENENE
- P-ETHYLBENZALDEHYDE
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- LINALYL-PROPIONATE
- P-METHYLBENZALDEHYDE
- TERPINOLENE
- THYMOL
- BORNEOL
- CAMPHENE
- CAMPHOR
- LIMONENE
- ALUMINUM
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- ASH
- BETA-CAROTENE
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- CHROMIUM
- COBALT
- FIBER(CRUDE)
- FIBER(DIETARY)
- FAT
- IRON
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- NIACIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SELENIUM
- SILICON
- SODIUM
- THIAMINE
- TIN
- WATER
- ZINC
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
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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