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[[File:Tanacetum vulgare 20041012 2570Unknown tall yellow flower bgiu.jpg|thumb|right|''Bitter buttons'', ''Tansy'']]'''Bitter buttons''' is a perennial, herbaceous flowering plant of the aster family, native to temperate Europe and Asia. It has been introduced to other parts of the world including North America, and in some areas has become invasive. ==Uses=={{Uses|Intestinal ulcers}}, {{Uses|Gas problems}}, {{Uses|Bloating}}, {{Uses|Stomachache}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Poor appetite}}, {{Uses|Migraines}}, {{Uses|Nerve pain}}, {{Uses|Joint pain}}, {{Uses|Epileptic seizures}}, {{Uses|Fever}}.
== Description Chemical Composition== The applicable parts of tansy are the above ground parts. Tansy is a flowering herbaceous plant with finely divided compound leaves contains beta-sitosterol as the major sterol and yellow, buttonalpha-like flowersamyrin as the major triterpene. It has a stoutTansy also contains sterols stigmasterol, somewhat reddish, erect stem, usually smooth, 50–150 cm (20–59 in) tallcampesterol and cholesterol, and branching near the toptriterpenes beta-amyrin and taraxasterol. The leaves are alternate, 10–15 cm (3.9–5.9 in) long and are pinnately lobed, divided almost successful therapeutic application of this herb may be due partly to the center into about seven pairs presence of segments, one or lobes, which are again divided into smaller lobes having saw-toothed edges, giving the leaf a somewhat fernlike appearance. The roundish, flat-topped, button-like, yellow flower heads are produced in terminal clusters from mid-to-late summer. The scent is similar to that more of camphor with hints of rosemary. The leaves and flowers are toxic if consumed in large quantitiesthese compounds; the volatile oil contains toxic compounds including thujonehowever, which can cause convulsions and liver and brain damage. Some insects, notably the tansy beetle Chrysolina graminis, have resistance to the toxins and subsist almost exclusively on the plant.results are inconclusive<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== Uses Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=Dhoop, Guggul|en=Long-Leaved Tansy}}
==Common name=Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Vata===Prabhava===
==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Stalkless–short-stalked. Blade usually pinnately lobed, sparsely haired, dotted with glands, lobes lanceolate, with tapered tips}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|7–11 mm|Yellow|5-20|Single flower-like, usually capitula, surrounded by involucral bracts. Capitula’s ray-florets lacking and Flowering time is July–September}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|Many-ridged achene, tip with shallow|Inland often around inhabited areas|many}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Landscape Uses:Container. Succeeds in an ordinary garden soil[1]. Plants thrive in almost any soil[4]. Tansy is occasionally grown in the herb garden, though a site for growing this plant should be selected with care since it usually spreads very aggressively at the roots[<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Waste ground}}, {{Commonly seen|Hedgerows}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">20180121Tanacetum vulgare2.jpg20160618Tanacetum vulgare1.jpg20150814Tanacetum vulgare1.jpg 20150814Tanacetum vulgare2.jpg</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[https://plantswww.usdasigmaaldrich.govcom/life-science/nutrition-research/learning-center/plant-profiler/coretanacetum-vulgare.html Chemical Constituents]</profile?symbolref> <ref name=TAVU "Tanacetum vulgareLeaf">[http://www. Natural Resources Conservation Serviceluontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/tansy Plant description]</ref> <ref name="usesHow to plant/cultivate">[httphttps://msuextensionwww.pfaf.org/publications/AgandNaturalResourcesuser/MT199911AGPlant.pdf "Common tansy (aspx?LatinName=Tanacetum +vulgare)"Cultivation details]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-686/tansy Tanacetum vulgare on webmd.com]*[https://enwww.wikipediasciencedirect.orgcom/science/article/wikipii/Tansy TansyS1049964412000199 Tanacetum vulgare on sciencedirect]* [http://www.mda.state.mn.us/plants/pestmanagement/weedcontrol/noxiouslist/commontansy.aspx Tanacetum vulgare on mda.state plants]* [http://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com/weedsinfo/Tanacetum_vulgare.htm Tanacetum vulgare on wildflowers-and-weeds]
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