Abstract

REVIEW: PARTHENOLIDES (FEVERFEW)

*Ingale Divya A., Band Pratiksha N., Chavan Pranali N. and Jadhav Nikita S.

ABSTRACT

The main purpose of this review paper is Knowledge about the feverfew & its medical and also therapeutic uses of feverfew in the modern science. Feverfew (Tanacetum Parthenium L.) belongs to family Asteraceae. This is a medicinal plants traditionally used for the treatment of migraine. The feverfew herb has a long history of use in traditional and folk medicine, especially among Greek and early European herbalists. Feverfew has 8jbn also been used for psoriasis, allergies, asthma, tinnitus, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. The plant contains a large number of natural products, but the active principles probably include one or more of the sesquiterpene lactones known to be present, including parthenolide. Other potentially active constituents include flavonoid glycosides and pinenes A has multiple pharmacologic properties, such as anticancer, anti-inflammatory, cardiotonic, antispasmodic, and an emmenagogue and as an enema for worms. In this review, we have explored the various dimensions of the feverfew plant and compiled its vast pharmacologic applications to comprehend and synthesize the subject of its potential image of multipurpose medicinal agent the motivation of this literature review is to obtains knowledge of the long history.

Keywords: Feverfew, migraine, tanacetum parthenium, anti-inflammatory.