introduction: feverfew (tanacetum parthenium) (t.p.) is widely used in folk medicine to treat many diseases. we reported the analgesic effect of t.p. flower and leaf previously. present study is designed to find the mechanism underlying the anti-nociceptive effect of the aqueous extract of t.p. flower. method: based on our previous study, the dose 50 mg/kg i.p. of the t.p. aqueous extract had a...

Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive malignancy with a high rate of tumor recurrence after treatment conventional therapies. Parthenolide (PTL), sesquiterpene lactone extracted from the herb Tanacetum parthenium or feverfew, possesses anticancer properties against wide variety solid tumors. In present study, series PTL derivatives were synthesized and screened. An inhibitor, dimethylaminoparthen...

Objective: Sleep disorders are among the most common psychiatric and medical conditions. In the present study, the hypnotic effect of Tanacetum parthenium was studied in mice.  Material and Methods: The hydro-alcoholic extract (HAE) of T. parthenium and three fractions of it, namely water fraction (WF), ethyl acetate fra...