Pyrethrum
- What other names is Pyrethrum known by?
- What is Pyrethrum?
- How does Pyrethrum work?
- Are there safety concerns?
- Dosing considerations for Pyrethrum.
What other names is Pyrethrum known by?
Chrysanthème Insecticide, Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium, Dalmation Insect Flowers, Dalmation Pellitory, Pelitre, Piretro, Pyrèthre, Pyrèthre de Dalmatie, Pyrethrum cinerariifolium, Tanacetum cinerariifolium.What is Pyrethrum?
Pyrethrum is a plant. People use the flower for medicine. Be careful not to confuse pyrethrum with pyrethrin. Pyrethrum is the name of the crude extract obtained from flowers of Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium. Pyrethrin refers to a more refined extract containing several naturally occurring pyrethrins, which are contained in body lice medicines such as A-200 Pyrinate, Barc, Lice-Enz, Licetrol, Pronto, R and C, RID, Tisit, Tisit Blue, and Triple X.Effective for...
- Head lice and crablice infestations.
Ineffective for...
- Scabies infestation (mites).
Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings).
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