EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Tanacetum annuum L.

Family:: Asteraceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 26
Number of processed references:: 5

Compositions

#1: guaianolides (tannunolides) #2: camphor #3: myrcene #4: 1,8-cineole #5: myrcene #6: germacranolide #7: camphor

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Greche, H., Ismaili-Alaoui, M., Hajjaji, N., Zrira, S., Belanger, A., Benjilau, B. Identification of five sesquiterpene lactones in volatile fraction from concrete of Moroccan tansy (Tanacetum annuum L.). rivista italiana eppos, 1998, p. 676–682. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

dichloromethane
Substance:

guaianolides (RF-00010821-PAR)
Additional substance description:

tannunolides
Analytical method code:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) (F061A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

guaianolides (tannunolides)

Composition #2: Greche, H., Ismaili-Alaoui, M., Zrira, S., Benjilali, B., Belanger, A., Hajjaji, N. Composition of Tanacetum annuum L. oil from Morocco. journal of essential oil research, 1999, vol. 11, no. 3, p. 343–348. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

Hydrodistillation
Substance:

Camphor (RF-00003986-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

3.9-18.0
Internal remarks:

camphor

Composition #3: Greche, H., Ismaili-Alaoui, M., Zrira, S., Benjilali, B., Belanger, A., Hajjaji, N. Composition of Tanacetum annuum L. oil from Morocco. journal of essential oil research, 1999, vol. 11, no. 3, p. 343–348. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

hydrodistillation
Substance:

myrcene (RF-00003503-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

1.1-13.8
Internal remarks:

myrcene

Composition #4: Greche, H., Ismaili-Alaoui, M., Zrira, S., Benjilali, B., Belanger, A., Hajjaji, N. Composition of Tanacetum annuum L. oil from Morocco. journal of essential oil research, 1999, vol. 11, no. 3, p. 343–348. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Aerial part of plants (as part-nature) (A166F)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

hydrodistillation
Substance:

1,8-cineole (RF-00003470-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

0.4-1.7
Internal remarks:

1,8-cineole

Composition #5: Greche, H., Hajjaji, N., Ismaili-Alaoui, M., Mrabet, N., Benjilali, B. Chemical composition and antifungal properties of the essential oil of Tanacetum annuum . journal of essential oil research, 2000, vol. 12, no. 1, p. 122–124. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Shoot (as part-nature) (A067T)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Essential oil (as part-nature) (A166Q)
Additional extraction description:

steam distillation
Substance:

myrcene (RF-00003503-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

6.0
Internal remarks:

myrcene

Composition #6: BARRERO, AF., SANCHEZ, JF., BARRON, A., RAMIREZ, A. BIOMIMETIC CYCLIZATIONS OF A GERMACRANOLIDE FROM TANACETUM-ANNUUM. PHYTOCHEMISTRY, 1992, vol. 31, no. 1, p. 332–335. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(91)83068-V. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Flower (as part-nature) (A067B)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

Unspecified
Substance:

Germacranolide (RF-00011355-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) (F061A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

germacranolide

Composition #7: BARRERO, AF., SANCHEZ, JF., ALTAREJOS, J., ZAFRA, MJ. HOMODITERPENES FROM THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF TANACETUM-ANNUUM. phytochemistry, 1992, vol. 31, no. 5, p. 1727–1730. DOI: 10.1016/0031-9422(92)83136-M. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Flower (as part-nature) (A067B)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

hydrodistillation
Substance:

Camphor (RF-00003986-PAR)
Analytical method code:

GC-MS (F046A)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

10
Internal remarks:

camphor