Akarkara Flowers – Anacyclus Pyrethrum – Pellitory Flowers (Morroco)

Akarkara Flower – Pellitory Flower – Spanish Chamomile Flowers

Latin : Tanacetum cinerariifolium Flower

Origin : Morroco

Other Names : Spanish chamomile, Mount Atlas daisy, Chrysanthème Insecticide, Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium, Dalmation Insect Flowers, Dalmation Pellitory, Pelitre, Piretro, Pyrèthre, Pyrèthre de Dalmatie, Pyrethrum cinerariifolium, Tanacetum cinerariifolium.

Flowers

Not enough information on intake of the flowers available. Yet the paste of the flowers is directly applied on skin for fungal infection, scabies etc.,

Head lice and crab lice. Applying pyrethrins to the skin in concentrations of 0.17% to 0.33% for 12-24 hours is effective for treating head lice and crab lice. Pyrethrins are usually combined with piperonyl butoxide (2% to 4%) to increase effectiveness.

Pyrethrum is POSSIBLY SAFE when used on the skin in amounts less than 2 grams. While pyrethrum has limited toxicity at low doses, it can cause some side effects such as headache, ringing of the ears, nausea, tingling of fingers and toes, breathing problems, and other nervous system problems.

Ref

https://www.webmd.com/vitamins/ai/ingredientmono-387/pyrethrum