tanacetum vulgare

action	abortifacient, acaricide, analgesic, anthelmintic, antidiarrheal, antioxidant, antiseptic, bitter tonic, contraceptive, diaphoretic, disinfectant, emetic, emmenagogue, fatal poison, febrifuge, insect repellent, narcotic, panacea, pulicide, sedative, stimulant, tonic, vermifuge
common name	bitter buttons, common tansy, hindheal, parsley fern, tansy, wild quinine
family	asteraceae
indigenous use	cherokee, cheyenne, chippewa, delaware, iroquois, micmac, mohegan, nanticoke, ojibwa, paiute, shinnecock, shoshone
range	acadia national park, blue ridge parkway, cape cod national seashore, craters of the moon national monument, europe, glacier national park, greece, indiana dunes national lakeshore, isle royale national park, mount rainier national park, north cascades national park, olympic national park, pictured rocks national lakeshore, roosevelt vanderbilt nat. hist. site, saint croix national scenic river, shenandoah national park, sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore, spain, turkey, us, yellowstone national park
use	cordial, immortality, liniment, poison, steam-bath
used to treat	bruises, children's ailments, common cold, ear ailments, fever, foot ache, freckles, gastro-intestinal disturbances, hysteria, insecticide, kidney ailments, liver ailments, nerves, obesity, orthopedic ailments, rheumatism, skin ailments, sprains, stomach ache, throat ailments, women's ailments, worms
comments	Tansy is one of the oldest known anthelmintics and is usually used to rid children of worms. Tansy can be poisonous, even externally. An overdose can be fatal.