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Background
Tanacetum vulgare (Tansy) is a strongly aromatic weed growing in unclutivated
areas, along roadsides and rivers. It grows in Europe and North America.
Tanacetum vulgare contains the sesquiterpene lactones arbusculin-A and tanacetin.
It has a long history of use in herbal medicine and has been hung from
ceilings as an insecticide.
Synonyms
Tanacetum vulgare
Tansy
Wurmkraut
Uses
Herbal remedy
Insecticide
Perfume
Seasoning
Tea
Vermifuge
Cross-Reactions
Compositae
T. parthenium
Unusual Reactions
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Lovell, C.R.,
Plants and the Skin. 1993, London: Blackwell
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