PYRETHRUM TANACETUM CINERARIIFOLIUM

PYRETHRUM (Tanacetum cinerariifolium (Trevir.) Sch. Bip.) ++

Synonyms :
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium (Trevir.) Vis., Pyrethrum cinerariifolium Trevir.

Activities (Pyrethrum) :
Antiseptic (1; WO2); Ascaricide (1; CRC; HHB); Insecticide (1; CRC); Myorelaxant (1; HHB); Neurotoxic (insect) (1; PHR); Parasiticide (1; CRC); Pediculicide (1; PHR; PH2); Scabicide (1; PHR; PH2); Vermifuge (1; CRC; EFS; HHB).

Indications (Pyrethrum) :
Ascaris (1; CRC; HHB); Bacteria (f; CRC); Dysentery (f; HHB); Malaria (f; HHB); Parasite (1; CRC); Pediculosis (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Scabies (f; CRC; PHR; PH2); Tuberculosis (f; CRC); Worm (1; CRC; EFS; HHB).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Pyrethrum) :
Not covered (AHP). “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (not given) (PH2). “Urticaria, asthma, and rhinosis have been reportedly induced by pyrethrin and by working with pyrethrin preparations. In humans, overdoses cause headache, tinnitus, facial pallor, epigastralgia, nausea, syncope, and asphyxia. Overdoses of the powder will cause unconsciousness, albuminuria, pallor, collapse, slow and heavy heartbeat, respiratory difficulties, and nausea” (CRC).