Effectiveness of Pyrethrum Extracts

Anti-inflammatory, Antinociceptive, and Antioxidant Activities of Methanol and Aqueous Extracts of Anacyclus pyrethrum Roots

Anacyclus pyrethrum (L.) is a plant widely used in Moroccan traditional medicine to treat inflammatory and painful diseases. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of aqueous and methanol extracts of Anacyclus pyrethrum roots (AEAPR and MEAPR). The anti-inflammatory effect of AEAPR and MEAPR was determined in xylene-i...

Determination of Pyrethrins in Pyrethrum Oil Extracts by UHPLC with Charged Aerosol Detection

Pyrethrins are terpenoid esters derived from the flowers of Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium. The pyrethrin family includes six similar compounds containing a cyclopropane core, named pyrethrin 1 and 2, cinerin 1 and 2 and jasmolin 1 and 2. Pyrethrins both repel and kill insects by delaying the closure of voltage-gated sodium ion channels in the nerve cells. The insecticidal and insect repellent p...

Pyrethrum Radix in Alopecia

Pyrethrum flowers and pyrethroid insecticides.

The natural pyrethrins from the daisy-like flower, Tanacetum or Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium, are nonpersistent insecticides of low toxicity to mammals. Synthetic analogs or pyrethroids, evolved from the natural compounds by successive isosteric modifications, are more potent and stable and are the newest important class of crop protection chemicals. They retain many of the favorable propertie...

Pyrethrum : Nature ' s Pesticide

Pyrethrum is derived from the dried flowers of the plant Tanacetum cinerariifolium. The name given to the active insecticidal components of the dried flowers is "pyrethrins". Tasmanian pyrethrum production is among the most innovative, high-tech agricultural industries in the world. With an output that nearly quadrupled since 1996, Botanical Resources Australia (BRA) now supplies more then 30% ...