Tansy
Tanacetum vulgare(?)
Other names: Tansy
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This plant carries serious safety risks. All information is for educational reference only.
Safety information
Toxicity: Tanacetum vulgare is rich in thujone and is a known neurotoxic abortifacient; poisonings (seizures, organ damage, death) are recorded from tansy and tansy-oil abortion attempts.
Contraindications: Pregnancy (abortifacient - absolute); epilepsy; breastfeeding; Asteraceae allergy.
Interactions: Lowers seizure threshold; additive thujone toxicity. (Safety gate.)
Pregnancy & breastfeeding: Absolutely contraindicated (abortifacient).
Evidence level
Reported in folk medicine sources; not clinically validated. Folk and historical sources have not been validated by clinical research.
Preparations
This plant carries serious safety risks. All information is for educational reference only.
digestive herb · flower heads
Part used: flower heads
Traditional use: digestive/anemia, stye, low-acid gastritis honey mixtures (separate yellow-flowered 'ასფურცელა', possibly Helichrysum)(Folk and historical sources have not been validated by clinical research.)
decoction (FLAGGED) · flowering herb
Part used: flowering herb
Traditional use: menstruation-bringing decoction on timed schedule before menses (emmenagogue/abortifacient folk use)(Folk and historical sources have not been validated by clinical research.)
Proposed mechanism: thujone (neurotoxic abortifacient)
Dosage note (descriptive only): abortifacient/emmenagogue how-to NOT reproduced
Reference only — not a dosage instruction
Associated conditions
Healing traditions
Sources (1)
- Keti 2018, "მედეადან დღემდე" (folk)