Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusTanacetum
Scientific name with authorshipTanacetum parthenium (L.) Sch.Bip.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Chamaemelum parthenium (L.) E.H.L.KrauseChrysanthemum parthenium (L.) Bernh.Chrysanthemum parthenium (L.) Cav., 1803Chrysanthemum parthenium (L.) Pers.Chrysanthemum parthenium f. brachyglossum Wirtg.Chrysanthemum parthenium f. macroglossum Wirtg.Chrysanthemum parthenium var. discoideum Lej.Chrysanthemum persicum (Boiss.) NábelekChrysanthemum persicum (Boiss.) Náblek, 1925Chrysanthemum praealtum Vent.Dendranthema parthenium (L.) Des Moul.Dendranthema parthenium (L.) DesMoul.Leucanthemum odoratum DulacLeucanthemum parthenium (L.) Godr. & Gren.Leucanthemum parthenium var. flosculosum St.-Lag.Matricaria alba VossMatricaria eximia VossMatricaria florida Salisb.Matricaria latifolia Gilib.Matricaria odorata Lam.Matricaria parthenium L.Matricaria praealta (Vent.) Poir.Matricaria vulgaris GrayParthenium matricaria Gesn.Parthenium matricaria Gesn. ex Rupr.Parthenium matricaria Gueldenst.Parthenium matricaria subsp. gesnPontia matricaria (Gueldenst.) BubaniPyrethrum demetrii Manden.Pyrethrum eximium VossPyrethrum glanduliferum Sommier & LevierPyrethrum grossheimii Sosn.Pyrethrum matricaria Vill., 1807Pyrethrum matricaria subsp. gesnPyrethrum niveum var. divaricatum (Sosn.) Sosn.Pyrethrum niveum var. divaricatum (Sosn.) Sosn. ex Grossh.Pyrethrum partheniifolium subsp. aureum Jacob-MakoyPyrethrum partheniifolium var. canescens Boiss.Pyrethrum parthenium (L.) Sm.Pyrethrum parthenium subsp. eximium T.MoorePyrethrum parthenium var. discoideum Wender.Pyrethrum parthenium var. multiplex N.H.F.Desp.Pyrethrum persicum Boiss.Pyrethrum praealtum (Vent.) TzvelevPyrethrum sericeum var. divaricatum (Sosn.) Sosn., 1934Pyrethrum sevanense Sosn.Pyrethrum sevanense Sosn. ex Grossh.Tanacetum demetrii (Manden.) K.Bremer & HumphriesTanacetum glanduliferum (Sommier & Levier) K.Bremer & HumphriesTanacetum grossheimii (Sosn.) MuradyanTanacetum parthenium f. breviradiatum Sch.Bip.Tanacetum parthenium f. discoideum Sch.Bip.Tanacetum parthenium f. longiradiatum Sch.Bip.Tanacetum parthenium var. praealtum (Vent.) B.BockTanacetum pathenium (L.) Sch.Bip.Tanacetum persicum (Boiss.) Mozaff.Tanacetum sevanense (Sosn. ex Grossh.) K.Bremer & Humphries
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier252460-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources for Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.