Pyrethrum refers to several Old World plants of the genus Chrysanthemum e.g., C. coccineum which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy flower heads. Pyrethrum is also the name of a natural insecticide made from the dried flower heads of Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium and Chrysanthemum coccineum . Description Some members of the Chrysanthemum genus, such as the following two, are placed in the Tanacetum genus instead by some botanists. Both genera are members of the daisy or aster family, Asteraceae . They are all perennial plant s with a daisy like appearance and white petal s. Image Tanacetum cinerariifolium1.jpg thumb Tanacetum cinerariifolium T. cinerariifolium is called the Dalmatian chrysanthemum, denoting its origin in that region of the Balkans Dalmatia . It looks more like the common ... for use around food . Kenya produced 90 over 6,000 tonne s of the world s pyrethrum in 1998 ... also contains insecticidal pyrethrum substances, but it is a poor source compared to C. cinerariifolium ... effective than the two species mentioned above. Insecticides Sprays Pyrethrum was used for centuries ... The history of pyrethrum ref and as a lice remedy in the Middle East Iran Persian Persian powder powder ... m 11 d 18 inventor Johann Zacherl title Pyrethrum Soap ref The flowers should be dried and then crushed ... on natural pyrethrum pyrethrin s one common example is permethrin . A common formulation of pyrethrin ... Common names for Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium include PyrethrumPyrethrum daisy Dalmatian pyrethrum ... coccineum include PyrethrumPyrethrum daisy Painted daisy Persian chrysanthemum Persian ... and Pyrethroids http www.pyrethrum.com What is Pyrethrum? http www.pyrethrum.org International Center for Pyrethrum Research insecticides Category Chrysanthemum p Category Pyrethroids Category ... de Pyrethrum et Roosa neitsikummel es Tanacetum cinerariifolium eo Piretro eu Piretro fa fr Pyr thre de Dalmatie io Piretro it Piretro rw Ibireti ml ja no Pyrethrum ... more details
taxobox image Anacyclus pyrethrum K hler s Medizinal Pflanzen 011.jpg image caption Mount Atlas daisy regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Anthemideae genus Anacyclus species A. pyrethrum binomial Anacyclus pyrethrum binomial authority Carl Linnaeus L. Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link Link synonyms Anthemis pyrethrum L. br Anacyclus depressus Ball br Anacyclus freynii Willk. br Anacyclus officinarum Hayne br Sources E M, ref name EUROMED cite web url http ww2.bgbm.org EuroPlusMed PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId 117602&PTRefFk 7000000 title Details for Anacyclus pyrethrum accessdate 2008 06 16 author Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin Dahlem authorlink Botanical Garden in Berlin work Euro Med PlantBase ... http www.ville ge.ch cjb bd africa details.php?langue an&id 135636 title Anthemis pyrethrum record ... de Gen ve and Tela Botanica ref Anacyclus pyrethrum pellitory , Spanish chamomile , or Mount Atlas ... applied to the skin. Although one might assume from the pyrethrum suffix that this plant may contain pyrethrins, it does not. The pyrethrum suffix is due to being named prior to the more recent pyrethrum species which do contain pyrenthins, but are not related to Anacyclus pyrethrum. ref http users.skynet.be bertram.zambiafoundation Afbeeldingen Literature revue Pyrethrum root.pdf ref Ayurveda the ancient ... Tamil language Tamil . More recently Anacyclus pyrethrum has been noted for its anabolic ... pyrethrum L. Link accessdate 2008 06 16 author Germplasm Resources Information Network GRIN authorlink ... Taxonomy name Anacyclus pyrethrum id 159698 accessdate 2008 06 16 cite web url http www.botanical.com ... gallery File Anacyclus pyrethrum depressus habitus1.jpg Var. depressus File Anacyclus pyrethrum depressus open.jpg same plant, flower detail File Anacyclus pyrethrum depressus closed.jpg Var. depressus ... es Anacyclus pyrethrum nl Bertram plant pl Bertram lekarski te ... more details
Pellitory may refer to Anacyclus pyrethrum or pellitory, a plant containing an oil once used for toothaches and facial neuralgia Achillea ptarmica or European pellitory, bastard pellitory, or wild pellitory Parietaria debilis Parietaria officinalis or pellitory of the wall Parietaria judaica or spreading pellitory Dalmatian pellitory, a pyrethrum plant of the genus Chrysanthemum disambig ... more details
Persian powder is a Plant toxin insecticide powder, also called Persian Pellitory and Insect powder . ref http www.hydroponicsearch.com spelling simplesearch query term Persian 20powder database strategy exact Webster 1913 definition ref Biological pest control Persian powder is a green pesticide that has been used for centuries for the biological pest control biological pest extermination of household insects , Category Garden pests garden pest s, and agricultural pest s. ref Bioaromatica http www.aromatica.hr eng page.asp?id buhac&sub buhac3 The history of pyrethrum ref It is used indoors, in gardens and the horticulture industry, and in agriculture. It is produced from the powdered flowers of certain species of Pyrethrum , in the genera Chrysanthemum and Tanacetum . In more recent times it has had formulations with brand names such as Zacherlin . ref name US Patent US patent reference number 308172 y 1884 m 11 d 18 inventor Johann Zacherl title Pyrethrum Soap ref Synthetic forms Pyrethroid s are synthetic insecticides based on natural pyrethrum pyrethrin s , such as one common example permethrin . A common formulation of pyrethrin is in preparations containing the synthetic chemical piperonyl butoxide this has the effect of enhancing the toxic ity to insects and speeding the effects when compared with pyrethrins used alone. These formulations are known as synergized pyrethrins . Snow In Iran Persian powder is also a name given to a type of dry snow in the Zagros Mountains . See also Biological pest control List of repellent plants Organic gardening Organic farming References reflist Category Pyrethroids Category Plant toxin insecticides Category Biological pest control agents Category Chrysanthemum P Category Biological pest control horticulture stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Anacyclus image Anacyclus pyrethrum K hler s Medizinal Pflanzen 011.jpg image caption Anacyclus pyrethrum regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Anthemideae genus Anacyclus genus authority Carolus Linnaeus L. Species Plantarum 1753 type species Anacyclus valentinus L. subdivision ranks Species subdivision Species list See text . br Sources ING, ref name ing cite web url http botany.si.edu ing INGsearch.cfm?searchword Anacyclus title Anacyclus accessdate 2008 06 16 date 1996 02 09 work Index Nominum Genericorum publisher International Association for Plant Taxonomy ref IPNI ref name IPNI IPNI id 7608 1 date 2008 06 16 ref Anacyclus is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae family. The roots of A. pyrethrum are known as pellitory in Europe and akrakara in India. The root is imported mainly from Mediterranean countries. Because of its powerful irritant action the root is considered a stimulant and is often an ingredient of aphrodisiacs and nervous stimulants used in facial palsy, paralysis, hemiplegia, fibromyalgia, etc. Species list Anacyclus anatolicus Beh et & Almanar Anacyclus ciliatus Trautv. Anacyclus clavatus Desf. Pers. Anacyclus homogamos Maire Humphries Anacyclus inconstans Pomel Anacyclus latealatus Hub. Mor. Anacyclus linearilobus Boiss. & Reut. Anacyclus maroccanus Ball Ball Anacyclus monanthos L. Thell. Anacyclus nigellifolius Boiss. Anacyclus officinarum Hayne Anacyclus pyrethrum L. Link Anacyclus radiatus Loisel. Anacyclus valentinus L. Sources AFPD, ref name afpd cite web url http www.ville ge.ch cjb bd africa genre.php?langue an&id 3164 title Anacyclus L. accessdate 2008 06 16 work African Plants Database publisher Natural History Museum of Geneva South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Gen ve and Tela Botanica ref E M, ref name EUROMED cite web url http ww2.bgbm.org EuroPlusMed ... more details
in Japan, people usually mixed pyrethrum powder with sawdust and burned it in a brazier or incense ... mandarin orange skin powder, and pyrethrum powder. However, the bar shaped mosquito sticks quickly ... title Great People of Osaka Eiichiro Ueyama Developing and promoting insecticide together with pyrethrum ... 0 19 536577 1 ref Pyrethrum Natural, powdered material from a kind of chrysanthemum plant performance moderated Pyrethrins Extract of insecticidal chemicals in pyrethrum Allethrin sometimes d trans allethrin ... more details
Keating may refer to the following People For people with the surname Keating , see Keating surname Places Several places in the US Keating Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania Keating Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania East Keating Township, Pennsylvania West Keating Township, Pennsylvania Keating, Oregon Miscellaneous Keating , a musical about Paul Keating Keating Channel , a waterway in Toronto, Ontario Charles V. Keating Millennium Centre , Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada Keating Natatorium, St. Xavier High School Hamilton County, Ohio St. Xavier High School , Cincinnati, Ohio, US Keating Five , the collective name for five senators Alan Cranston, Dennis DeConcini, John Glenn, John McCain, and Donald W. Riegle, Jr. Keating Model , potential between atoms Keating Supercars , a British automaker Keating s Powder , an pyrethrum based insecticide powder that was a household name in Britain in the 19th and early 20th centuries disambig de Keating es Keating fr Keating pl Keating ... more details
Image Phellodendron amurense2.jpg thumb The fruit of Phellodendron amurense Amur cork tree fruit oil is a vegetable oil pressed oil extracted from the fruit of Phellodendron amurense , the Amur Cork Tree. The bark of the tree is an important herbal medicine in China . The oil has insecticide insecticidal properties similar to pyrethrum . ref cite book author R.W. Schery title Plants of Man Cited in http www.ibiblio.org pfaf cgi bin arr html?Phellodendron amurense Plants for a Future Phellodendron amurense ref The oil contains a variety of biologically active substances, including flavonoid s diosmin , alkaloid s berberine , yatroriccin , palmatine , saponin s and coumarin s. Medicinal applications of the oil include treatment of pancreatitis , reduction of cholesterol and blood sugar sugar in blood and the treatment of various skin diseases. ref cite web url http www.limonnik.ru eng pages doctor.htm Phello oil title Food and health Amur cork tree fruit oil ref References references vegetable oil stub Category Vegetable oils Category Traditional Chinese medicine ... more details
http books.google.com books?id j JIAAAAMAAJ&pg PA155&dq Pyrethrum roseum&as brr 1&ei kI9FR9edPIeC7gKbxfjvBg ... stated to be a species of Chamomile, the Pyrethrum roseum of Biebers and the Pyrethrum carneum ... the Pyrethrum product line around the insecticide powder. Insecticide Zacherlin Image Insecticide ... product made from Pyrethrum blossoms. He agreed with the chiefs of the villages to collect the flowers and to ship them to Tiflis. Zacherl then ground the dried Pyrethrum blossoms down to powder ... inventor Johann Zacherl title Carpet cleaning machine ref a Pyrethrum Soap ref name US Patent US patent reference number 308172 y 1884 m 11 d 18 inventor Johann Zacherl title Pyrethrum Soap ref and a tincture ... by brushing the dried flowers of the pellitory pyrethrum . The leaves, too, are often used. ... The active ... proportions than the flowers. Tincture of pyrethrum is made by infusing the dried flowers in five ... more details
, Antestiopsis was controlled in Kenya using pyrethrumpyrethrum powder . ref cite journal doi 10.1017 S0007485300055267 title The use of pyrethrum formulations to control Antestiopsis on coffee ... more details
orphan date April 2010 Infobox settlement official name Magwagwa image flag flag size image skyline imagesize image caption pushpin map Kenya mapsize 200px map caption Location of Magwagwa coordinates display inline,title coordinates region KE subdivision type Country subdivision type1 Province subdivision name Kenya subdivision name1 Nyanza Province established title established date population as of population urban population metro population note population total population density km2 timezone East Africa Time EAT utc offset 3 latd 0.48 longd 35.02 elevation ft footnotes Magwagwa is a small town in Nyamusi division, Nyamira District , Nyanza Province in Kenya . The town is inhabited by Gusii people . The town falls between Chabera off the Kisii 2C Kenya Kisii Kisumu road at Sondu and Ikonge off The Kisii 2C Kenya Kisii Chemosit road. The area is densely populated with the main incomes coming from small scale farming. The main cash crop s are tea , coffee and pyrethrum in some places. There are no major economic projects in the area except the Sondu Miriu hydroelectric power station. Category Populated places in Nyanza Province ... more details
consisted firstly of identifying the most active components of pyrethrum , extracted from East African chrysanthemum flowers and long known to have insecticidal properties. Pyrethrum rapidly knocks ... stabilized forms of natural pyrethrum and belong to IRAC MoA group 3 they interfere with sodium ... pyrethrum but are unstable in sunlight. Activity of pyrethrum and 1st generation pyrethroids is often ... kg but is 20 50x more effective than natural pyrethrum and is also readily biodegraded. Other commercially ... at lower concentration. Anaphylaxis has been reported after pyrethrum exposure, but allergic reaction ... more details
the late 1920s. Now, Kenya produces as much as 70 of the world s supply of pyrethrum. ref cite book last Wainaina first Job M. G. contribution Pyrethrum Flowers Production in Africa editor John E. Casida, Gary B. Quistad title Pyrethrum Flowers publisher Oxford University Press year 1995 isbn 0 19 508210 ... stated that synergized pyrethrum is probably the safest of all insecticides for use in a food plant ... winter&pg 7342 2C4873425 ref and that a pyrethrum formulation is approved for use around foodstuffs ... index.php?p 1 5 Pyrethrum International Center for Pyrethrum research http npic.orst.edu factsheets ... more details
chembox Watchedfields changed verifiedrevid 400126050 Reference ref http www.sigmaaldrich.com catalog ProductDetail.do?N4 36139 FLUKA&N5 SEARCH CONCAT PNO BRAND KEY&F SPEC Kadethrin at Sigma Aldrich ref ImageFile Kadethrin.svg ImageSize 200px IUPACName 5 benzyl 3 furylmethyl 1 R ,3 S br 3& 8209 E & 8209 4,5& 8209 dihydro& 8209 2& 8209 oxo& 8209 2 H & 8209 thiophen& 8209 3& 8209 ylidene methyl br 2,2 dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate OtherNames Section1 Chembox Identifiers InChI 1 C23H24O4S c1 23 2 19 12 17 8 9 28 22 17 25 20 23 21 24 27 14 16 11 18 26 13 16 10 15 6 4 3 5 7 15 h3 7,11 13,19 20H,8 10,14H2,1 2H3 b17 12 t19 ,20 m0 s1 InChIKey UGWALRUNBSBTGI ZKMZRDRYBN StdInChI Ref stdinchicite correct chemspider StdInChI 1S C23H24O4S c1 23 2 19 12 17 8 9 28 22 17 25 20 23 21 24 27 14 16 11 18 26 13 16 10 15 6 4 3 5 7 15 h3 7,11 13,19 20H,8 10,14H2,1 2H3 b17 12 t19 ,20 m0 s1 StdInChIKey Ref stdinchicite correct chemspider StdInChIKey UGWALRUNBSBTGI ZKMZRDRYSA N CASNo 58769 20 3 PubChem 12940701 ChemSpiderID Ref chemspidercite correct chemspider ChemSpiderID 20142266 SMILES O C OCc2cc Cc1ccccc1 oc2 C H 4 C H C C3 CCSC3 O C4 C C RTECS GZ1266550 EINECS 261 433 0 Section2 Chembox Properties C 23 H 24 O 4 S 1 Appearance Density MeltingPt BoilingPt Solubility Section3 Chembox Hazards MainHazards Xn, N FlashPt 100 C Autoignition RPhrases R20 21 22 R50 53 SPhrases S13 S60 S61 Kadethrin is a synthetic pyrethroid with the chemical formula C sub 23 sub H sub 24 sub O sub 4 sub S which is used as an insecticide . It is the most potent knockdown pyrethroid even stronger than pyrethrin II but it is relatively unstable, especially when exposed to Photochemistry light due to both the furan ring and the thiolactone group in the molecule . ref name nih http ehp.niehs.nih.gov members 1980 034 34019.PDF John E. Casida Pyrethrum Flowers and Pyrethroid Insecticides ref References references insecticides ester stub Category Pyrethroids Category Insecticides Category Furans Category Carboxylate e ... more details
The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture TIA is a research institute in Tasmania dedicated to research and development of sustainable agriculture sustainable agricultural industry agricultural industries . Founded in 1996, it is a collaborative effort of the University of Tasmania UTAS and the Tasmanian Government. TIA is headquartered in Hobart with additional facilities in Launceston, Burnie, Elliot, Forth and Cressy. Funding TIA receives funding from its joint venture partners UTAS and the Tasmanian Government as well as agricultural organisations in Tasmania and around the world, agricultural companies and other funding bodies. ref For example, see the list of funding bodies in the http www.tia.tas.edu.au reports and plans 2010 TIAR annual report . ref Scope of research, deveopment and extension TIA is actively involved in all the major agricultural industries in Tasmania. These include dairy, sheep meat and wool, cattle, broad acre crops such as barley and wheat, vegetable production, wine making see Tasmanian wine and grape growing, fruit and nuts, pyrethrum and poppies for the production of pharmaceutical opioids . TIA has a close relationship with both Dairy Australia and DairyTas. ref http www.dairyaustralia.com.au Standard Items Media Releases Boost for Tasmanian dairy industry.aspx ref ref http www.dpiw.tas.gov.au inter.nsf WebPages CART 7X95LB?open DairySmart program ref An example of TIA s work in the livestock industry is the Red Meat Targets program. The aims of the program are Providing industry wide financial benchmarking of Tasmania s beef, wool and sheep meat industries helping identify the key underlying profit drivers for industries in Tasmania and providing farmers with opportunities for comparison between enterprises, and within industry comparisons of individual businesses. ref http www.farmpoint.tas.gov.au farmpoint.nsf hotLinks 83B030336689890BCA2575A1000B49B6 Farmpoint ref References reflist External links http www.tia.tas.edu.au TIA website ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Coleostephus myconis image Asteraceae Coleostephus myconis 3.JPG image caption regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae genus Coleostephus species C. myconis binomial Coleostephus myconis binomial authority L. Reichenb.fil. synonyms Chrysanthemum myconis L. Myconia myconis L. Briq. Chrysanthemum multicaule Desf. Pyrethrum myconis L. Moench Coleostephus myconis , common names Corn marigold , is a Annual plant annual herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Coleostephus of the Asteraceae family. Description Coleostephus myconis reaches an height of convert 40 50 cm . It is glabrous to hairy, the stem is erect, usually branched. The lower leaves are spatulate, the median ones are lanceolate, dentate, more or less amplexicaul. Flowers are orange yellow, about convert 2 3 cm wide, solitary and terminal. The flowering period extends from April to July. Distribution In the Mediterranean and southern Europe. It has been introduced in the south of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Habitat It usually grows in grassy fields, at altitudes of convert 0 800 m . Gallery File Asteraceae Coleostephus myconis 2.JPG thumb 200px left Flower of Coleostephus myconis File Asteraceae Coleostephus myconis 1.JPG thumb 200px left Flowers of Coleostephus myconis File Asteraceae Coleostephus myconis.JPG thumb 200px left Plant of Coleostephus myconis References http zipcodezoo.com Plants C Coleostephus myconis Moonlight Coleostephus myconis Pignatti S. Flora d Italia 3 vol. Edagricole 1982, Vol. III, pag. 88 External links http www.biolib.cz en taxon id675171 Biolib http www2.dijon.inra.fr hyppa hyppa a chymy ah.htm Coleostephus myconis Commons Coleostephus myconis DEFAULTSORT Coleostephus myconis Category Flora of Italy Category Asteraceae es Coleostephus myconis zh ... more details
Orphan date April 2012 Unreferenced date March 2012 Kuresoi Constituency is one of the five constituencies that form Nakuru county, in the Rift valley province. Kenya. In the proposed Independent electoral and boundaries commission s report of 2012, Kuresoi district will be split into two constituencies Kuresoi North and Kuresoi south. A large part of kuresoi is the East Mau forest,part of the largest water catchment in Kenya, Mau forest . Two major rivers, Mara River and Sondu Miriu have their sources in Kuresoi, Molo River which drains into lake Baringo has one of its tributaries Ribeti starting in Kuresoi. The people http www.nation.co.ke Kuresoi has a population of 89594 1999 census The community is cosmopolitan, The kalejin form the Majority,followed by the Kikuyu, Kisii, Luhya,maasai and the forest dwelling Ogiek which is also considered a subtribe of the kalenjin. Farms and crops. The farm sizes range from small plots of average 0.8 hectares owned by the majority of small scale farmers to large scale farms owned by people who are or were influential in the past governments. The small scale farmers grow potatoes, maize, garden peas, kales, pyrethrum diminishing production and keep animals. The area receives a lot of rain in March May season and in the July October long rains. Most of the feeder roads are impassable during these seasons and a lot of crops go to waste. Education The region has about 200 primary schools and 44 public secondary schools. There are no tertially institutions and the transition rate from primary school to secondary is below the National rate. Incidents of resource conflicts have been experienced recurrently since 1992 with the climax in 2007 8, http www.usip.org Post election violence. These conflicts have affected the socio economic development of the people in this district. IDP internally displaced persons are a common feature in the district. Conservation efforts in the Mau forest complex have also resulted in more IDP camps after ... more details
taxobox image Tansy.jpg image caption Tanacetum vulgare br Tansy regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Anthemideae genus Tanacetum genus authority Carolus Linnaeus L. Species Plantarum 1753 type species Tanacetum vulgare L. subdivision ranks Species subdivision Selected species See text synonyms Balsamita Mill. br Pyrethrum Zinn br Gymnocline Cass. br Pyrethrum Medik. br Spathipappus Tzvelev br Sources ING, ref name ing cite web url http botany.si.edu ing INGsearch.cfm?searchword Tanacetum title Tanacetum accessdate 2008 06 27 date 1996 02 09 work Index Nominum Genericorum publisher International Association for Plant Taxonomy ref E M, ref name EUROMED cite web url http ww2.bgbm.org EuroPlusMed PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId 117419&PTRefFk 7000000 title Details for Tanacetum accessdate 2008 06 28 author Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin Dahlem authorlink Botanical Garden in Berlin work Euro Med PlantBase publisher Free University of Berlin Freie Universit t Berlin ref IPNI, ref name IPNI IPNI id 98394 3 date 2008 06 28 ref GRIN ref name GRIN cite web url http www.ars grin.gov cgi bin npgs html genus.pl?11863 title Genus Tanacetum L. accessdate 2008 06 28 author Germplasm Resources Information Network GRIN authorlink Germplasm Resources Information Network date 1998 04 28 work Taxonomy for Plants publisher United States Department of Agriculture USDA , Agricultural Research Service ARS , National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland ref Tanacetum is a genus of about 160 species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae , native to many regions of the Northern Hemisphere . ref http www.efloras.org florataxon.aspx?flora id 1&taxon id 132267 Flora of North America ref Image Tanacetum corymbosum4 W.jpg 208 px thumb right Tanacetum corymbosum Common names include Tansy Tanacetum vulgare sometimes called Common Tansy or Gar ... more details
Sesquiterpene lactones are a class of chemical compounds they are sesquiterpenoid s built from three isoprene units and contain a lactone ring, hence the name. They are found in many plants and can cause allergic reactions and toxicity if overdosed, particularly in grazing livestock. ref http www.ansci.cornell.edu plants toxicagents sesqlactone sesqlactone.html Sesquiterpene Lactones and their toxicity to livestock ref Types Image Sesquiterpenlactone Grundstrukturen.svg thumb 500px Structures of some sesquiterpene lactones br A Germacranolide s, B Heliangolides, C D Guaianolides, E Pseudoguaianolides, F Hypocretenolides, G Eudesmanolides. Sesquiterpene lactones can be divided into several main classes including germacranolide s, heliangolide s, guaianolide s, pseudoguaianolide s, hypocretenolide s, and eudesmanolide s. Examples Artemisinin , a new, highly effective anti malaria l compound, is a sesquiterpene lactone found in Chinese wormwood. Lactucin , desoxylactucin , lactucopicrin , lactucin 15 oxalate , lactucopicrin 15 oxalate are some of the most prominent found in lettuce and spinach , giving most of the bitter taste to these crops. One eudesmanolide, 3 oxo 5 H,8 H eudesma 1,4 15 ,7 11 trien 8,12 olide, can work with vernolic acid and other compounds in plants to reduce inflammation. ref cite journal author Munehiro Nakagawa, Takamasa Ohno, Rumi Maruyama, Munenori Okubo, Akito Nagatsu, Makoto Inoue, Hiroki Tanabe, Genzou Takemura, Shinya Minatoguchi and Hisayoshi Fujiwara year 2007 title Sesquiterpene Lactone Suppresses Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Migration via Inhibition of Cell Cycle Progression journal Biol.Pharm. Bull. volume 30 issue 9 pages 1754 1757 url http www.jstage.jst.go.jp article bpb 30 9 30 1754 article pmid 17827734 doi 10.1248 bpb.30.1754 ref Sesquiterpene lactone containing plants Some plants containing these compounds include Laurus nobilis ref cite pmid 16880666 ref Chrysanthemum Pyrethrum Ragweed Sneezeweed Vernonia Iron ... more details
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