Product Name
Historical uses
Category
Issued
Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare
Antispasmodic, carminative, emmenagogue, stimulant, vermifuge.
Single product
Nov. 1996
Replaces:
N/A
Common Names:
Tansy, Scented Fern, Stinking Willie, Bitter Buttons, Parsley Fern, Shoo-Fly.
Parts Used:
Leaves and flowering tops.
Historical Uses:
Tansy has been extensively used for centuries in traditional medicine as a vermifuge to eliminate parasites, as an emmenagogue to stimulate the menstrual flow and as an antispasmodic to treat spasms and palpitations.
1
It has been employed in the treatment of urinary inflammations and duodenum ulcers.
2
External application has been known to repel insects and help eliminate bruises and freckles.
1,3
Contraindications:
Avoid during pregnancy and in cases of acute gastric disorder, kidney and liver impairment.
Adverse reactions:
Can be toxic in overdose.
Dosage:
20 to 40 drops three times per day. Externally, apply as needed. For parasites, take a bowel cleaner and fast for one day. That evening, take 1 teaspoon of Tansy in a glass of water along with a bowel cleaner. Repeat again in one month.
References:
S. Talalaj & Dr A.S. Czechowicz,
Herbal Remedies Harmful and Beneficial Effects, Hill
of Content, Melbourne, 1989; Dr. A. B. Howard,
Herbal Extracts
,1990;
The Lawrence Review of Natural Products
; M. Grieve,
A Modern Herba
l, Internet site Botanical.com.
© 2000, Pure Herbs J.B. Ltd
All right reserved
1
The Lawrence Review of Natural Products
2
S.Talalaj & Dr A.S.Czechowicz,
Herbal Remedies Harmful and Beneficial Effects,Hill
of Content,Melbourne, 1989,p.296
3
Dr. A. B. Howard,
Herbal Extracts
,1990, p.184.
This information is not intended to substitute medical advice regarding medical problems, diagnosis, treatments or healing of diseases or other physical and mental problems. This work is about historical observations and historical information relating to herbs. It is not the author's intention to establish prescriptions and/or diagnosis. The author and publisher deny responsibility in case of auto-prescription without former authorization of a physician.
