Tanacetum, Tansy
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
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Medical Botany, Woodville, 1810
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Darstellung und Beschreibung Pharmacopoea Borussica, Berg, 1861
Botanical name:
Tanacetum vulgare
Two types were known: the sweet, and that without scent; the Sweet was divided into the common yellow, curly leaved, small white, and that from the Alps; that without scent is also either greater or lesser.
Parts used:
Herb; Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent
Classifications:
2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD
3G. EMMENAGOGUE. 3Q. ANTHELMINTIC
4i. UTERINE
Tanacetum vulgare
Two types were known: the sweet, and that without scent; the Sweet was divided into the common yellow, curly leaved, small white, and that from the Alps; that without scent is also either greater or lesser.
Parts used:
Herb; Seed
Temperature & Taste:
Warm, dry. Bitter, Pungent
Classifications:
2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD
3G. EMMENAGOGUE. 3Q. ANTHELMINTIC
4i. UTERINE
Uses:
1. Moves the Blood, Clears Stasis, Regulates Menstruation:
-stoppage of menstruation, scanty or painful menstruation
2. Clears Damp, Promotes Urine:
-difficult, painful urination;
3. Clears Wind, Heat, and Damp, Eases Pain:
-Sciatica, Backache, Gout
4. Clears Wind-Heat, Promotes Sweat:
-Cold, Flu, Fevers.
5. Clears Damp, Promotes Digestion:
-indigestion, poor appetite;
6. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough:
-Cough
7. Kills Worms:
-used for Worms
8. Externally:
-‘cosmetic, to take off Freckles, Sun-burn and Morphew’ (Culpeper)
-inflammation, swelling or pain of the Eyes
-wash, bath or compress for Bruises, Sprains, Contusions, Dislocations, Contractures, and for Wounds, Ulcers
-oil is applied in liniments to Rheumatism and Joint Pain
-Varicose Veins
-baths, washes etc. for Eczema and other Skin eruptions.
-toothache, Loose Teeth, Ulcers and Sores of the Mouth or Throat
Main Combinations:
1. Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea:
i. Tansy with ... available in PRO version
ii. Tansy with ... available in PRO version
iii. Tansy with ... available in PRO version
2. Chlorosis, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
3. Regulate Menstruation, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
4. Uterine pain, cramping, pain, amenorrhea and PMS, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
5. Gastritis, Enteritis, Colitis, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
6. Dysuria, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
7. Edema, chronic urinary disorders, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
8. Nephritis, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
9. Vertigo, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
10. Worms:
i. Tansy with ... available in PRO version
ii. Tansy with ... available in PRO version
iii. Tansy with ... available in PRO version
iv. Tansy with ... available in PRO version
11. Fomentation for Worms (apply to abdomen) with ... available in PRO version
12. Trauma, Bruising:
i. form an ointment with Tansy ... available in PRO version
ii. form an ointment with Tansy ... available in PRO version
1. Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea:
i. Tansy with ... available in PRO version
ii. Tansy with ... available in PRO version
iii. Tansy with ... available in PRO version
2. Chlorosis, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
3. Regulate Menstruation, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
4. Uterine pain, cramping, pain, amenorrhea and PMS, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
5. Gastritis, Enteritis, Colitis, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
6. Dysuria, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
7. Edema, chronic urinary disorders, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
8. Nephritis, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
9. Vertigo, Tansy with ... available in PRO version
10. Worms:
i. Tansy with ... available in PRO version
ii. Tansy with ... available in PRO version
iii. Tansy with ... available in PRO version
iv. Tansy with ... available in PRO version
11. Fomentation for Worms (apply to abdomen) with ... available in PRO version
12. Trauma, Bruising:
i. form an ointment with Tansy ... available in PRO version
ii. form an ointment with Tansy ... available in PRO version
Cautions:
1. Use very cautiously during Pregnancy. Full doses cause miscarriage. However, it has been used for threatened miscarriage associated with Blood stasis. It must be used cautiously if used during pregnancy in low-to-moderate dose.
2. Not suitable for Yin deficiency
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the herb in flower, Distilled Oil (rarely)
1. Use very cautiously during Pregnancy. Full doses cause miscarriage. However, it has been used for threatened miscarriage associated with Blood stasis. It must be used cautiously if used during pregnancy in low-to-moderate dose.
2. Not suitable for Yin deficiency
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water of the herb in flower, Distilled Oil (rarely)