''Tanacetum microphyllum'' is a species of flowering plant in the aster family,

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...

to the

Iberian Peninsula The Iberian Peninsula (), ** * Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica'' ** ** * french: Péninsule Ibérique * mwl, Península Eibérica * eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, defi ...

.Abad, M. J., et al. (2003)
The phytochemical and pharmacological investigations on ''Tanacetum microphyllum''.
''Recent Research Developments in Life Sciences'' 1, II. 371-95. The plant has been used for centuries in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: ** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

traditional medicine Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous medicine or folk medicine) comprises medical aspects of traditional knowledge that developed over generations within the folk beliefs of various societies, including indigenous peoples, before th ...

as an

anti-inflammatory Anti-inflammatory is the property of a substance or treatment that reduces inflammation or swelling. Anti-inflammatory drugs, also called anti-inflammatories, make up about half of analgesics. These drugs remedy pain by reducing inflammation as ...

and

antirheumatic Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) comprise a category of otherwise unrelated disease-modifying drugs defined by their use in rheumatoid arthritis to slow down disease progression. The term is often used in contrast to nonsteroidal ...

. Compounds isolated from extracts of the plant include santin,

ermanin Ermanin is an ''O''-methylated flavonol. It was isolated from ''Tanacetum microphyllum ''Tanacetum microphyllum'' is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.Abad, M. J., et al. (20 ...

, centaureidin, and hydroxyachillin.

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microphyllum Flora of Portugal Flora of Spain Plants described in 1838 Medicinal plants of Europe Endemic flora of the Iberian Peninsula {{Anthemideae-stub