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  • Common Name

    Feverfew

  • Botanical Name

    Tanacetum parthenium

  • Part Used

    Herb

  • Clinical Summary

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  • Alcohol

    60%

  • Dose

    1 to 5mL weekly

With a name like feverfew it could be assumed correctly that this daisy like, aromatic, cooling plant was historically used as a fever reducing herb. More recently feverfew has gained fame as a migraine herb. Feverfew is also renowned as a herb for women. Headaches, irritability and tension associated with ‘liverish’ premenstrual symptoms can be treated with this bitter herb. As a traditional emmenagogue, sluggish menstrual flow and painful periods can also be relieved with feverfew. It has been used traditionally for the hot flushes of menopause and feverfew may also help arthritis when it is in the painfully active inflammatory stage

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A guide to Feverfew and its properties

  • Traditional Use

    Traditionally feverfew has also been used to treat coughs and colds, fevers, atonic dyspepsia, worm infestation, menstrual disorders, nervous debility, joint pain and headaches.

  • Actions

    Anti-inflammatory, bitter, emmenagogue, anthelmintic, antiallergic, antispasmodic, analgesic, vasodilator

  • Indications

    •    Migraine including treatment and prophylaxis
    •    Anxiety
    •    Allergies/sensitivities
    •    Arthritis, endometriosis, menopausal symptoms

  • Energetics

    Cool, bitter

  • Use in Pregnancy

    Contraindicated until safety can be better established.

  • Contraindications & Cautions

    Not be used in by people with hypersensitivity to plants in the daisy (Asteraceae/Compositae) family (e.g. chamomile, ragweed).

  • Drug Interactions

    Caution with anticoagulant/antiplatelet (such as warfarin) drugs

  • Dietary Information

    Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free.

  • Substitutes

    White Willow, Yarrow, Andrographis, Jamaica Dogwood