Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Tansy

Plant

English

Tansy, Bachelors buttons, Bitter buttons, Common tansy, Cow bitter, Garden tansy, Ginger plant, Golden buttons, Hindheel, Mugwort, Parsley fern, Yellow buttons

Latin

Tanacetum vulgare Linne, Chrysanthemum vulgare (L.)Bernh., Chrysanthemum tanacetum*, Tanacetum* Karsch, Tanacetum vulgare I., Chrysanthenum vulgare

Plantparts

capitulum, Entire plant, Flower, Flower head, Flower head, Flowering herb, foliage, Fresh leaves, Grass, Oil, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal cramp, Abdominal cramps, Abdominal spasms, Abdominal trouble, Abscess, Abscesses, Aching muscles, Aerophagia, Aerophagy, Aids digestion, Allergic diseases, allergies, allergy, Anorexia, Anorexy, Anthelmintic, Anti-abscess, Anti-allergic, Anti-asthmatic, Anti-bacterial, Antibacterial Agent, Anti-Bronchitic, Anticonvulsant, Anti-epileptic, Antifebrile, Antifungal, Antifungal Agent, Anti-gout, Antihemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Antihæmorrhagic, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, Anti-neuralgic, Antipyretic, Anti-Rheumatic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, arthritis, Ascaris Worms, Asthma, Bactericidal, Bactericide, Bacteriostatic, bad digestion, baktericidal, benificial effect on the digestion, Bite, Bitter, Bitter Tonic, Bladder ailments, Bladder complaints, Bladder disease, Bladder diseases, bladder disorders, Bladder problems, Bleeding Stancher, Boil, boils, Bronchial catarrh, Bronchitis, Bronquite, Bruise, Bruises, Calculous affections, Carminative, Carminativum, Cataplasm, check bleeding, Children-worm, cholagogic, Cholagogue, Clears gas, complaints of the stomach, compress, constipation, Contusion, contusions, convulsion, Convulsions, convulsive state, Costive, Costiveness, Cramp, cramps, Cutaneous infections, Dental Analgesic, Dental pain, Diaphoretic, Digestive, digestive disturbance, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive ulcers, digestive upset, Digestive weakness, disease of the bladder, disease of the stomach, Disinfectant, dislocation, disorder of metabolism, dispepsia, distortion, diuretic, Dyschezia, dyspepsia, Dyssynergic defaecation, Epilepsy, Eupeptic, Expellant of bile, Fart, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Flatulence, flatulency, flatus, fomentation, Freight, Fungicide, Fungitoxic, fungus, furuncle, Furuncles, Gas, gastric disorders, Gastric Disturbances, gastric ulcer, Gastropathy, General inflammation, General inflammations, Good for digestion, good for the stomach, gout, haemorrhoids, haemostatic, Hemorrhoid, hemorrhoids, Hemostat, Hemostatic, Herbal tonic, hidrotic, hysteria, Hæmostatic, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, Increases the appetite, Indigestion, Induce sweating, Inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammations, Inflammations in general, inhibit bleeding, injuries, injury, insect bite, insect bites, Insect bites and stings, intestinal gas, Intestinal Parasites, intestinal worm, Intestinal worms, irritates the skin, Joint dislocation, lack of appetite, Laryngitis, loss of appetite, luxation, metabolic derangement, Metabolic disorder, Metabolic Disorders, metabolic disturbance, Muscle pain, muscle pains, muscular pain, myalgia, Nerve pains, Nerve problems, Nervous disease, nervous disorders, Nervousness, Neuralgia, Neurosis, Pain in the muscels, Pick-me-up, Piles, Pinworm, podagra, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Poultice, Promotes digestion, Psychostimulants, Pungent, Pyretic, reduce fevers, regulate the stomach, relax spasms, relieves fevers, Rheumatic arthralgia, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatic pain, rheumatic pains, rheumatism, roundworm, Rubefacient, scabies, seat-worm, Seven-year itch, Skin infection, Skin infections, Skin itching (scabies), sores, spasm, Spasmolytic, Sprain, Sprains, Stanches blood, staunches bleeding, stimulant, Stimulants, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, stimulates the bile ducts, stimulate the appetite, stimulating, stings, Stiptic, Stomach aliment, stomach atony, stomach complaints, stomach cramp, stomach debility, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach problems, stomach spasms, stomach tonic, stomach trouble, Stomach ulcers, Stop bleeding, stops bleeding, styptic, sudorific, suffer from stone, sweat-inducing, thread-worm, Tonic, Toothache, Torn ligament, Traumatic injury, treatment of allergies, twisting, Ulcer, Urinary bladder disease, Used as an antiseptic, Used as a stimulant, varicose veins, varicose vessel, varix, Warming digestive, weak stomach, wind, Wound, wound care, wounds, wound treatment

Women's diseases

abortifacient, Abortion, Abortive, Absence of a menstrual period, Amenorrhea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Amenorrhœa, Amenorrhoea, Difficult menstruation, Dysmennorhoea, Dysmenorrhea, Dysmenorrhoea, Emmenagogue, encourages menstruation, induce abortion, menstrual complaints, Menstrual cramp, Menstrual cramps, menstrual disorder, menstrual disorders, Menstrual pain, menstrual problems, menstruation, menstruation problems, Monthly, Pain during menstruation, painful periods, Period, Period pain, promote the onset of menstruation, stimulates menstruation

Warnings

do not self-administer, No folk medical use, no folk medicinal use, Not suitable for pregnant women, Poison, Poisonous, should not be taken when pregnant, Toxic

Foods

Aromatic, Condiment, culinary, Culinary herb, Flavor, flavouring, spice, spice in aquavit, tea substitute

Other uses

Against lice, Bedbugs, Cimicidae, colouring, deters insects, drive out fleas, driving out bedbugs, Dye, Dyeing, embalming, flie poison, Insecticidal, insecticide, Insectifuge, insect repellent, Lice, Louse, Pediculicide, repel flies, repels insects, Used to dye different types of fibres, Used to treat lice (Pediculus humanus capitus), vermin, Ward off mice and rats

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Religion, Magic & Witchcraft

Magic, magic power, magic use, Witchcraft, Witchery

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Brazil

Ingredients

 Alpha-Pinene, Apigenin, Bitter Components, bitter glycoside, borneol, Bornyl acetate, caffeic acid, camphor, Caryophyllene, Chlorogenic acid, citric acid, coumarin, Diosmetin, Dyes, essential oil, eucalyptol, flavonoid, glucose, green dye stuff, insecticidal properties, Isochlorogenic acid, Organic acid, oxalic acid, parthenolide, Phytosterol, Piperitone, Poison, poisonous essential oil, pyrethrin, Quercetin, resin, Sabinene, santamarine, Sesquiterpene lactone, sterol, Tanacetin, tannin, Tanning agents, terpenoid, thujone, Vitamin C, wax, yellow dye stuff, Α-Terpinene, Β-thujone, Γ-Cadinene, Γ-Terpinene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0053

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