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plant name

Common Tansy, Bitter Grass , Worm Grass , Athanasius

International Latin denomination

Tanacetum vulgare L.

botanical family

Asteraceae

Description and habitat

• Vigorous herbaceous plant exceeding 1 m in height, with a pronounced odor
• Stems furrowed, leaves light green, finely divided (pinnatisect) with elongated, lobed segments
• Corymbs of tight flower heads about 1 cm wide, with jagged bracts and golden yellow tubular flowers
• Wetlands all over Europe and northern Asia

History and tradition

• Listed in medieval texts such as those of Hildegarde Von Bingen in the 12th century
• Its cultivation was required by the “Capitulare de villis” of Charlemagne (795)
• Due to its peppery aroma, the plant served as a substitute for expensive spices ( nutmeg , cinnamon )

Parts used

• Flowering tops (leaves)

Dosage forms available

• Aerial part mother tincture

Usual dosages

Composition

Main components of the plant

• Essential oil (0.6% of the dry plant) rich in thujone ( terpene ketone ), camphor , artemisacetone
• Sesquiterpene lactones (bitter principles) armefoline , artemorin , chrysanthemine , costunolide , parthenolide , tanacetin , vulgarolide
• Tannins
• Flavonoids  : apigenin-7-glucoside , luteolin-7-glucoside , epatilin , cosmosin , cynaroside , orientin , tilianin
• Caffeic acid , chlorogenic acid , isochlorogenic acid
• Polyins
• Triterpenes , sterols

Main components of buds or young shoots

Main components of essential oil

• Alpha-thujone and beta-thujone
• Chamazulene (4-30%) in Tanacetum annuum

Properties

Plant properties

• Anthelmintic (safety not guaranteed)
• Emmenagogue
• Choleretic activity ( caffeic acid )
• External pest control

Bud properties

Properties of essential oil

• Prescriptions subject to specific legislation, deliveries must be kept in a special register due to the presence of thujone
• On the other hand, we can use the essential oil of blue tansy , Tanacetum annuum the annual tansy of Mediterranean origin
• Insect repellent, repels Ixodes ricinus ticks ( ketones and monoterpenoids ) [1]

Directions

Indications of the whole plant (phytotherapy)

• External parasiticide but safety not guaranteed

Indications of the bud (gemmotherapy)

Specific indications of essential oil (aromatherapy)

Known or suspected mode of action

Usual formulations

Regulations

Possible side effects and precautions for use

• Thujone is convulsant , abortive
• Prohibited during pregnancy
• The essential oil is toxic at 7 grams and deadly at 15 grams

Bibliographic references

1. Aller↑ Pålsson K, Jaenson TG, Baeckström P, Borg-Karlson AK. Tick ​​repellent substances in the essential oil of Tanacetum vulgare. J Med Entomol. 2008 Jan;45(1):88-93. PMID 18283947

• Teuscher Eberhard, Anton Robert, Lobstein Annelise. Aromatic plants: Spices, herbs, condiments and essential oils. Ed. Tec & Doc. Cachan. 2005.
• Barrero AF Sanchez JF Altarejos SJ Zafra MJ Homoditerpenes from the essential oil of Tanacetum annuum. Phytochemistry. 1992, vol. 31, no.5, pp. 1727-1730

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