Background & Aim: The genus Tanacetum L. belongs to the family Asteraceae and tribe Anthemideae. According to the recent findings the number of Tanacetum species in Iran is 36, of which 12 are endemic. In this study the essential oil composition of Tanacetum chiliophyllum var. oligocephalum was investigated for the first time.   Experimental: The plant was c...

Contents 1. Introduction 2. Principal plants that have contributed to the development of modern analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs 2.1. Papaver somniferum 2.2. Salix species 2.3. Cannabis sativa 2.4. Capsicum sp. 2.5. Panax ginseng 2.6. Tanacetum parthenium 2.7. Aconitum sp. 3. New plant-derived substances with potential antinociceptive or anti-inflammatory properties 3.1 Siphocampylus verti...

BACKGROUND Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium L.), magnesium and coenzyme Q10 are frequently used for migraine prophylaxis. Supplementation with a fixed combination of these three agents (Antemig®, PiLeJe) was investigated in an observational study. METHODS Adult patients suffering from migraine according to the criteria of the International Headache Society were enrolled by general practitioners...

Human schistosomiasis, caused by trematode worms of the genus Schistosoma, is one of the most significant neglected tropical diseases, affecting more than 200 million individuals worldwide and praziquantel is the only available drug to treat this disease. Artemisia absinthium L. and Tanacetum parthenium L. are species popularly used as anthelmintics. We investigated the in vitro schistosomicida...

introduction: the management of pain and inflammation related problem is a real challenge that people face daily. although several drugs are available for these conditions, medicinal plants are believed to be an important source of new chemical substances with potential therapeutic effects. the objective of current study was to investigate the anti-nociceptive effect of tanacetum fisherae which...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of copper and silver in the plants on the mining area and the ingredients of essential oils. Plants collected from the same family, but they were collected randomly from various regions. The concentration of heavy metal in plant samples collected from Veshnave, Qom, Iran have been determined by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (FAAS). The...