Plant Comparison

Tansy vs Turkey tail

A side-by-side comparison of two medicinal plants — every documented constituent, action, use, safety note and cited source, assembled automatically from the Omnia Sana database.

First plant

Second plant

Plant ATansyTanacetum vulgareAsteraceaeFull monograph →

Plant BTurkey tailTrametes versicolorPolyporaceaeFull monograph →

At a glance

Tansy and Turkey tail: they share 5 indicated uses (arthritis / joint pain, infection (general), inflammation (general), …); 3 pharmacological actions in common.

TansyTurkey tail

Constituents33

Pharmacological actions56

Indicated uses98

Safety notes22

Cited sources1617

Indicated uses

Only Tansy

BloatingIndigestionMenstrual crampsMuscle spasm

Shared (5)

Arthritis / joint painInfection (general)Inflammation (general)Skin irritationWounds

Only Turkey tail

Cancer (anticancer research)Cold & fluImmune support

Pharmacological actions

Only Tansy

AntispasmodicDigestive aid

Shared (3)

Anti-inflammatoryAntimicrobialAntioxidant

Only Turkey tail

Anticancer (preclinical)AntiviralImmunomodulator / immune support

Evidence face-off — shared uses

Condition	Tansy	Turkey tail	Verdict
Arthritis / joint pain	1/10	5/10	Stronger for Turkey tail
Infection (general)	2/10	5/10	Stronger for Turkey tail
Inflammation (general)	1/10	5/10	Stronger for Turkey tail
Skin irritation	1/10	5/10	Stronger for Turkey tail
Wounds	1/10	5/10	Stronger for Turkey tail

Evidence scores (1–10) are computed from the tier of each cited source. “Comparable” means the two scores are within one point. Follow a score to its detailed sources.

Key Constituents

Essential oil (thujone, camphor)^[1]

Thujone is the neurotoxic, safety-limiting constituent responsible for tansy's real internal-use toxicity.

Essential (volatile) oilCamphorTerpenes / terpenoids

Sesquiterpene lactones^[2]

Contribute to the plant's bitter taste and antimicrobial activity.

Sesquiterpene lactonesSesquiterpenes

Flavonoids^[7]

Contribute to antioxidant activity.

Flavonoids

Beta-glucan polysaccharides^{[11, 12]}

The principal immunomodulating constituents, forming the basis of PSK/PSP extracts.

Polysaccharides

Polysaccharopeptide (PSK/PSP, protein-bound polysaccharide)^[12]

Protein-bound polysaccharide complex studied extensively as an adjunct immunotherapy.

Polysaccharides

Phenolic compounds and triterpenes^[13]

Minor antioxidant constituents.

Phenolic compoundsTerpenes / terpenoids

Pharmacological Actions

Anti-inflammatory^{[2, 11, 12, 13]}

Antimicrobial^{[1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 13]}

Antioxidant^{[2, 4, 7, 11, 12, 13]}

Antispasmodic^{[11, 12, 13]}

Antispasmodic (cramp easing)

Digestive aid^{[11, 12, 13]}

Anti-inflammatory^{[11, 12, 13]}

Anticancer (preclinical)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]}

Antimicrobial^{[11, 12, 13]}

Antioxidant^{[8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]}

Antiviral^{[11, 12, 13]}

Immunomodulator / immune support^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13]}

Traditional & Indicated Uses

Arthritis / joint pain^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 1

Label: Arthritis / joint pain

Bloating^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from digestive action

Evidence: 1

Label: Bloating

Indigestion^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from digestive action

Evidence: 1

Label: Indigestion

Infection (general)^{[6, 11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 2/10

inferred from antimicrobial action

Evidence: 2

Label: Infection (general)

Inflammation (general)^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 1

Label: Inflammation (general)

Menstrual cramps^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from antispasmodic action

Evidence: 1

Label: Menstrual cramps

Muscle spasm^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from antispasmodic action

Evidence: 1

Label: Muscle spasm

Skin irritation^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 1

Label: Skin irritation

Wounds^{[11, 12, 13]}Traditional · 1/10

inferred from antimicrobial action

Evidence: 1

Label: Wounds

Arthritis / joint pain^{[11, 12, 13]}Moderate · 5/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 5

Label: Arthritis / joint pain

Cancer (anticancer research)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12]}Strong · 9/10

inferred from anticancer action

Evidence: 9

Label: Cancer (anticancer research)

Cold & flu^{[11, 12, 13]}Moderate · 5/10

inferred from antiviral action

Evidence: 5

Label: Cold & flu

Immune support^{[11, 12, 13]}Moderate · 5/10

Evidence: 5

Label: Immune support

Infection (general)^{[11, 12, 13]}Moderate · 5/10

inferred from antimicrobial action

Evidence: 5

Label: Infection (general)

Inflammation (general)^{[11, 12, 13]}Moderate · 5/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 5

Label: Inflammation (general)

Skin irritation^{[11, 12, 13]}Moderate · 5/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 5

Label: Skin irritation

Wounds^{[11, 12, 13]}Moderate · 5/10

inferred from antimicrobial action

Evidence: 5

Label: Wounds

Safety, Cautions & Contraindications

Safety note^{[11, 12, 13]}Caution

CAUTION: Tansy is considered toxic in medicinal doses and is NOT recommended for internal use. Thujone can cause convulsions, liver and kidney damage. Contraindicated in pregnancy (uterotonic and abortifacient). External use (as insect repellent) is generally safe. For information and historical reference only — do not use internally.

Safety note^{[11, 12, 13, 14]}Caution

Duke (2002) rates tansy as ++ but emphasizes important safety concerns. The plant contains thujone (a neurotoxic ketone) and camphor, making it potentially toxic with internal use. Documented activities include emmenagogue, abortifacient (score 1), and insecticide. Duke strongly cautions against internal use except under professional supervision, noting that historical cases of tansy poisoning have resulted in convulsions and death. Topical use as an insect repellent is safer but should still avoid prolonged skin contact due to the essential oil's sensitizing potential. Strictly contraindicated in pregnancy (Duke, 2002).

Safety note^{[11, 12, 13]}Caution

Generally very safe and well tolerated. Rare cases of digestive upset or allergic reaction. No significant known drug interactions at normal doses. The PSK pharmaceutical form is used safely alongside standard cancer treatments. Suitable for most adults.

Safety note^{[11, 12, 13, 14]}Info

Duke (2002) does not include a dedicated entry for Turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor) in the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, Second Edition.

External Ids

Gbif: 3118274

Wikidata: Q27079

Gbif: 2548311

Wikidata: Q753833

Botanical Description

Aromatic perennial herb (Asteraceae), 50-120 cm tall, with erect, reddish, ridged stems. Leaves are finely divided, fern-like and strongly camphor-scented. Flat-topped clusters of small, yellow, button-like flower heads lack ray florets (petals).^[11]

Height: 50-120 cm

Habit: Erect, aromatic perennial herb

Leaves: Finely divided, fern-like, strongly camphor-scented

Flowers: Small, yellow, button-like heads with no ray florets, in flat-topped clusters

Stem: Erect, reddish, ridged

Root: Spreading rhizomatous root system

Fruit: Small ribbed achenes (typical Asteraceae)

Flowering Period: July-September

Bracket fungus (not a true plant) forming thin, tough, fan-shaped, overlapping shelves on dead or decaying hardwood, with a velvety, concentrically zoned upper surface in bands of brown, tan, cream, blue-grey and rust, and a white, minutely pored underside.

Height: Individual brackets 2-8 cm across, forming overlapping clusters

Habit: Bracket (shelf) fungus growing directly from dead wood, in tiered, overlapping clusters

Leaves: Not applicable (fungus); the fruiting body is a thin, tough bracket

Flowers: Not applicable (fungus); reproduces via spores released from pores on the underside

Stem: No true stem; the bracket attaches directly to the wood

Root: Not applicable; mycelium threads through the wood substrate

Fruit: Fan-shaped fruiting body (bracket) with a white, densely pored underside

Flowering Period: Fruiting bodies present year-round, most abundant in autumn

Habitat

Native to Europe and temperate Asia, widely naturalised elsewhere; grows on roadsides, waste ground, riverbanks and disturbed grassland.^[11]

Grows on dead, dying or fallen hardwood logs, stumps and branches in woodlands worldwide, including Europe, Asia and North America.

Harvesting

Flowering aerial parts are cut in summer, when in full flower, and dried for external/historical use; given this plant's real toxicity (thujone content) at internal doses, this record does not recommend or describe internal harvesting for medicinal consumption.^[11]

Parts: Flower, Leaf, Stem

Season: Summer, at full flower

Fresh brackets are harvested by cutting from the wood; for medicinal use the tough fruiting body is typically dried and then decocted (simmered) for a long time, or extracted, since the beneficial polysaccharides are not well-extracted by simple infusion.

Parts: Mycelium, Whole Plant

Season: Year-round, most abundant in autumn

Traditional Uses

Tansy has a long European history as a strewing herb, insect repellent and, historically, an internal vermifuge and emmenagogue, but its thujone and camphor content make internal medicinal use unsafe by modern standards. Today it is used, with caution, mainly as an external insect repellent; the traditional internal uses are recorded here for historical reference only, not as a recommendation.^[11]

Turkey tail has a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine (as yun zhi) and is one of the most researched medicinal mushrooms, with standardized polysaccharide-K (PSK) and polysaccharopeptide (PSP) extracts used clinically in Japan and China alongside conventional cancer treatment to support immune function.^{[11, 12, 13]}

Preparations

Dried herb (insect repellent, external)^[11]

Dried flowering tops used as a traditional moth/insect deterrent, for example in sachets.

Essential oil (external, historical)^[1]

Used historically as an insect repellent; prolonged skin contact should still be avoided given its sensitising potential.

Long decoction^[11]

Dried fruiting body simmered in water for an extended period (often 1-2 hours) to extract the beta-glucan polysaccharides, then strained.

Standardized extract (PSK/PSP)^[12]

Standardized polysaccharide-K (PSK) or polysaccharopeptide (PSP) extract, the pharmaceutical-grade forms used in clinical research.

Dosage

Internal use^{[11, 12, 13]}

Tansy is NOT recommended for internal use at any dose given its thujone content and documented toxicity (convulsions, liver/kidney damage) - internal use recorded here is for historical reference only. External use (e.g. as an insect repellent) should avoid prolonged skin contact. Educational reference only, not a prescription; strictly avoid in pregnancy.

Standardized extract^[12]

Clinical research on PSK commonly uses around 3 g daily in divided doses. Educational reference only, not a prescription.

References

REF-1293, REF-1294, REF-1295, REF-1296, REF-1297, REF-1298, REF-1299, REF-1300, REF-1301, REF-1302

REF-1582, REF-1583, REF-1584, REF-1585, REF-1586, REF-1587, REF-1588, REF-1589, REF-1590, REF-1591

Lookalikes Review

Outcome: has-lookalikes

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Reviewed Date: 2026-07-07

Outcome: has-lookalikes

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Reviewed Date: 2026-07-07

Dangerous Lookalikes

Safety note^{[15, 16]}Dangerous

Dangerous Plant: jacobaea-vulgaris

Confused Part: Yellow-flowered plant gathered for its aromatic foliage and flowers; tansy ragwort shares the name, the yellow colour and rough ground.

Confusion Context: Common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) is gathered for its aromatic fern-like foliage and flat clusters of yellow button flowers. Tansy ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris, syn. Senecio jacobaea) shares the 'tansy' name, the yellow colouring and the same rough grassland, and the two are confused. Ragwort contains hepatotoxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids that cause cumulative liver damage and can sicken or kill livestock and people, with the highest risk once cut or dried into hay or herbal material. Because both are yellow-flowered weeds of the same ground, correct identification matters before gathering.

Distinguishing Features: Flowers (decisive): common tansy has flat-topped clusters of yellow BUTTON flowers with no petals (ray florets). Tansy ragwort has open, daisy-like yellow flowers with about 13 spreading petals. Petalled daisy flowers = ragwort, not tansy., Leaves: common tansy has finely divided, fern-like aromatic leaves; ragwort leaves are blunter, 'kale-like', ruffled and lobed., Smell: crushed tansy is strongly aromatic; ragwort lacks that camphor-like tansy scent.

Key Test: Look at the flowers. Flat clusters of petal-less yellow buttons on strongly aromatic fern-like foliage = common tansy. Open daisy-like yellow flowers with about 13 petals and ruffled 'kale-like' leaves = tansy ragwort - toxic to the liver, do not gather it. If the flowers have petals, it is not tansy.

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Safety note^{[15, 16, 17]}Caution

Dangerous Plant: stereum-hirsutum

Confused Part: The whole fan-shaped bracket (the concentrically zoned shelf growing on dead hardwood), especially the top surface, which looks almost identical from above.

Confusion Context: False turkey tail (Stereum hirsutum, and the near-identical Stereum ostrea) is the commonest fungus mistaken for medicinal turkey tail. Seen from above the two are near-identical: overlapping, fan-shaped, concentrically banded, fuzzy-topped brackets on dead wood. Stereum is NOT poisonous - it is simply inedible (too thin and leathery) and there are no documented poisonings. The problem is that it is a crust fungus lacking the medicinal polysaccharides of true turkey tail, so anyone who brews it gets a worthless tea. This record exists to prevent a wasted, ineffective harvest, not to warn of poisoning.

Distinguishing Features: UNDERSIDE (decisive): true turkey tail has a whitish PORE surface underneath, densely covered with tiny pores/tubes (about 2-5 per mm, visible with a hand lens). False turkey tail (Stereum) has a completely SMOOTH, poreless underside - it is a crust fungus, not a polypore., Underside colour: true turkey tail's pore surface is white to off-white. Stereum's smooth underside is typically tan, yellowish, greyish or pale reddish-brown; a coloured, non-white underside is a red flag., Texture: true turkey tail is thin and flexible; Stereum tends to be tougher, more leathery and often wavier at the margin.

Key Test: Turn the bracket over and look at the underside with a hand lens. Genuine turkey tail shows a white surface densely covered in tiny pores (roughly 2-5 per mm). If the underside is SMOOTH and poreless (and often tan/orange/brown rather than white), it is false turkey tail (Stereum) - discard it. Smooth underside = not turkey tail.

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Reviewed Date: 2026-07-07

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