Re: TANSY

Sarah,

Here's some information that I got from this website:

http://www.price-pottenger.org/Articles/Tansy.html

"In medieval times, tansy was used for a variety of ailments. Its most
well-known use was for expelling intestinal worms, particularly in children.
Children infected by these parasites would have a cup of tansy tea in the
morning, and another at night. Tansy leaves were also used by elderly
Europeans for such things as stomach upset, a wash for wounds, fever, and
the roots were used for gout. Tansy, however, is of value in resolving
several other conditions which we’ll discuss below. But what makes tansy
“tick?”

Tanacetin, a bitter principle, is found mostly in the flowers. Bitter herbs
typically stimulate the digestive tract to greater activity. The herb also
contains smaller amounts of tannic acid (an astringent found in a great many
plants), sugars, various glycosides, camphor, and essential oil. The
essential oil contains thujone. Thujone is found in other herbs, most
notably sage, and is a good antiseptic. It has also been shown to be a
uterine stimulant in animals. It is for this reason that tansy has an
age-old reputation as an effective abortifacient.

Because of this, tansy should never be given to or used by pregnant women"

Doesn't sound too tasty to me. There's some more information on how to
prepare it etc on the site.


Arzeena
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----- Original Message -----
From: Sarah Line <sarah@johnline.freeserve.co.uk>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 3:53 AM
Subject: TANSY


> Hi everyone,
>     I have a TANSY plant in my garden, I have looked at different books to
> find out about it with very little result.
> Firstly s it poisonous? I have two small children that are very
inquisitive.
> I read in one book that its not to be used internally or externally, but I
> think that was for pregnant women but it was not very clear.
>
> Secondly if it is ok to eat how do I do this?
>
> Look forward to a reply
> Sarah
>
>
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