Investigating the constituent chemical compounds and pharmacological effects of the medicinal plant Tanacetum parthenium

Subject Areas : The Application of Chemistry in Environment

Hojjat Eghbal ¹ , Mehdi Ahmadi Sabegh ²

1 - Department of Phytochemistry, Basic Sciences Research Center, Tabriz University, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Ahar Branch, Ahar, Iran.

Received: 2022-10-16 Accepted : 2022-11-07 Published : 2022-11-22

Keywords: migraine, Tanacetum parthenium, Parthenolide, Oral Ulcer, Sesqui Terpene Lactones,

Abstract :

As living organisms, plants produce secondary metabolites as a means of adapting to various ecological conditions and phenomena around them in order to preserve themselves and future generations. Chamomile is a perennial and aromatic plant from the compositae family, whose height reaches about 15-60 cm. With yellowish-green leaves and yellow flowers, the dried leaves or its aerial parts have been used in the treatment of headaches, menstrual irregularities, insect bites, inflammations and wounds, and fever since ancient times. The general name of this plant is actually derived from the modified Latin word febrifugia, and despite the fact that different therapeutic doses of cow chamomile plant have beneficial effects in the treatment of separate groups of patients, the usefulness of its clinical effects is not a matter of consensus. Cow chamomile is available as fresh leaves, powdered and dried leaves, capsules and tablets, liquid extract, standardized dry extract, crystals and edible drops. The variety of cautionary predictions associated with study design, either the appropriate concentration of the substance or the duration of evaluation from previous clinical studies, make it difficult to obtain the set of beneficial effects of this herb. Despite the different reports of the usefulness of this plant in patients who are looking for a suitable alternative to prevent migraines.