Tanacetum microphyllum

Tanacetum microphyllum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Tanacetum
Species: T. microphyllum
Binomial name
Tanacetum microphyllum
DC.[1]

Tanacetum microphyllum is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.[2]

The plant has been used for centuries in Spanish traditional medicine as an anti-inflammatory and antirheumatic.[2] Compounds isolated from extracts of the plant include santin, ermanin, centaureidin, and hydroxyachillin.[2]

References

  1. Tanacetum microphyllum. European Environment Agency.
  2. 1 2 3 Abad, M. J., et al. (2003). The phytochemical and pharmacological investigations on Tanacetum microphyllum. Recent Research Developments in Life Sciences 1, II. 371-95.
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