Tanacetum, Tansies � Classification, Medicinal Uses And Dosage

Dr Vikram Chauhan07 Sep, 2024Health

A famous species of Tanacetum called Tanacetum parthenium has a long history, the name ?Parthenium? was given by ancient Greeks because it was once used to save the life of a person who fell from the Parthenon during construction in 5th century BC. A Greek pharmacologist and physician Dioscorides (ca AD 40-80) called that ?Parthenium? can be used for ?all hot kinds of inflammations.? He also used it as an antipyretic, hence named ?feverfew?, ?medieval aspirin of the 18th century?.