Any plant of the composite genus Tanacetum. The common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) has finely divided leaves, a strong aromatic odor, and a very bitter taste. It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes.
A dish common in the seventeenth century, made of eggs, sugar, rose water, cream, and the juice of herbs, baked with butter in a shallow dish.
a bitter medicinal herb whose juice was traditionally extracted from the young leaves, mixed with eggs, and baked as a "tansy cake" (or simply a "tansy"). These cakes were thought to purify the body and were often eaten after Lent to counteract the effects of fasting fare.
common perennial aromatic herb native to Eurasia having buttonlike yellow flower heads and bitter-tasting pinnate leaves sometimes used medicinally
Used as an insect deterrent. Externally tansy can be used as a wash to treat scabies. Tansy was one of the herbs strewn on the floor in the Middle Ages to deter fleas and other insects.
Small button-like flowers. The yellow variety is most common. Tansy is available in the summer.
an aromatic plant with button-like yellow flowers.
(Tanacetum vulgare). Insect repellant, vermifuge, colds, stomachache, sprains. Studies have shown that Tansy is antispasmodic and antiseptic. European origin, but now naturalized. Oil is lethal.
The Tansy or Common Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant of the aster family that is native to temperate Europe and Asia. It has also become established as an invasive wild plant in other parts of the world. In at least four states of the United States (Colorado, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TAVU) it has been declared a noxious weed and made illegal to cultivate.
