Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium (Pyrethrum)

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Formula

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28272-18-6

 
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Background

Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium is a compositae plant that grows on rocky ground in Europe, Australia, Japan, and North America. It is a tufted perennial with silvery-grey silky leaves and a solitary 3 to 4 cm white flower. It is the main source of the pyrethrum insecticides which are still used for organic gardening. The pyrethrins (i.e., permethrin) have insecticide activity are prepared synthetically and are chemically unrelated to pyrethrum.
The principle allergen is the sesquiterpene lactone, pyrethrosin.

 

Synonyms

Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium
Compositae
Pyrethrum
Tanacetum cinerariifolium
Pyrethrosin

 

Uses

Plant
Pesticide (organic)

 

Cross-Reactions

Immunologic contact urticaria

 

Unusual Reactions

 

 

References

1.

Mitchell, J.C., G. Dupuis, and G.H. Towers, Allergic contact dermatitis from pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum spp.). The roles of pyrethrosin, a sesquiterpene lactone, and of pyrethrin II. British Journal of Dermatology, 1972. 86(6): p. 568-73.

2.

Lovell, C.R., Plants and the Skin. 1993, London: Blackwell Scientific Publications.

 

 

 

 

 

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