Tanacetum vulgare
Tanaisie
Tansy
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | yellow |
| Flower size | 6-10 mm |
| Flowering months | July, August, September, October |
| Leaf type | Pinnatisect |
| Height | to 1.2 m |
Description
A strong smelling herb. Traditionally the leaves were strewn where animals were kept, against fleas, or near door openings to the outside against mice and ants.
The plant’s essential oil contains a substance called thujone, one of the ingredients in Absinthe. A herb that was much used previously but now comes with a warning.
Flowers
The button-like, golden-yellow flowers are arranged in flat topped clusters.
Leaves
Pinnatisect leaf is deeply lobed, almost to the central midrib. Deeply lobed almost to central midrib, serrated.
Fruits Seeds
Achene: a cluster of small, dry 1-seeded fruit.
Edible
In spring, in the area of Diest in Belgium, the young shoots of the Tansy are added to the pancake mix.
Medical
In Homeopathy, to eradicate worms.
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