BOTANICAL AND PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON TANACETUM VULGARE L. FROM TRANSYLVANIA
Abstract:
The aim of this study is to bring new contributions to pharmacognostical knowledge of
Tanacetum vulgare L. (Asteraceae), common tansy, harvested from the spontaneous flora of
Transylvania. In this study, head flowers of tansy and of Tanacetum balsamita var. tanacetoides
harvested from around Cluj- Napoca were used. It was carried out a microscopically and a gaschromatography
and a mass-spectrometry study. Head flowers of tansy presented morphological and
histo-anatomical features related to those described in the scientific research. The differences to the
head flowers of Tanacetum balsamita var. tanacetoides were in the involucres and pollen grains. Two
compounds, selina- 3,7(11)- diene and 2-acetyl-3,4,6- trimethylpyrazine were for the first time identified
in the essential oil of tansy. Thujen-2- one was the major compound. The knowledge of botanical and
phytochemical characteristics of Tanacetum vulgare allows a correct identification of the plant material
important for medical purpose.
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