Steinmetz:Chrysanthemum

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium

Also known as (or relevant to) Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium Pyrethrum cinerariaefolium (and other species) Family Compositae English Names Dalmatian insect plant Dalmatian Pyrethrum Natural Habitat Dalmatia Italy Balkan North Africa; mainly in Japan Part(s) Used Flores Pyrethri insecticidi (Dalmatini) = Flores Chrysanthemi cinerariaefolii

Constituent(s) pyrethrotoxic acid chrysanthemin (pyrethrin) essential oil resin Action antiscabious vermifuge insecticide

Chrysanthemum indicum

Also known as (or relevant to) Chrysanthemum indicum Chrysanthemum sinense Family Compositae Natural Habitat China Japan Malaya Part(s) Used Flores Chrysanthemi Indici

Constituent(s) chrysanthemin (pyrethrin) saponin essential oil Action flower: vermifuge insecticide tonic sedative employed in diseases of the head and as a collyrium in eye affections

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

Also known as (or relevant to) Chrysanthemum leucanthemum Leucanthemum vulgare Chrysanthemum maximum var. easter read Family Compositae English Names Moon-Daisy Ox Eye Daisy Herb Margaret White Ox-Eye Wild Chrysanthemum Feverfew Natural Habitat Europe (including Great Britain) Western Asia Part(s) Used Herba Chrysanthemi leucanthemi Flores Chrysanthemi leucanthemi;

Action herb: tonic antispasmodic (in whooping cough) emmenagogue diuretic emetic astringent; flower: antispasmodic; root: used to check the night sweats of consumptive people

Chrysanthemum roseum

Also known as (or relevant to) Chrysanthemum roseum Chrysanthemum marschallii Chrysanthemum coccineum Pyrethrum roseum Family Compositae English Names Persian Pellitory Persian insect plant Natural Habitat Persia Caucasus Armenia Iran Part(s) Used Flores Pyrethri rosei = Flores Chrysanthemi persici = Flores Pyrethri persici Radix Pyrethri rosei

Constituent(s) pyrethrotoxic-acid chrysanthemin (pyrethrin) essential oil resin Action root: used to allay toothache (when the root is chewed it deadens the nerves); flower: insecticide parasiticide

Chrysanthemum segetum

Also known as (or relevant to) Chrysanthemum segetum Family Compositae English Names Corn Marigold Yellow Ox-Eye Natural Habitat Europe especially Mediterranean countries Part(s) Used Flores Chrysanthemi segeti

Action stomachic vermifuge antiseptic diuretic

Chrysanthemum parthenium

Also known as (or relevant to) Chrysanthemum parthenium Pyrethrum parthenium Matricaria parthenium Family Compositae English Names Motherwort Common Pellitory Fever-few herb Natural Habitat Central- and Southern Europe Part(s) Used Herba Matricariae verae

Constituent(s) essential oil bitter principle Action vermifuge emmenagogue antispasmodic diuretic febrifuge resolvent aperient carminative tonic stomachic

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book