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Bulk Feverfew Leaf (dried, cut and sifted, 3 ounces)

Botanical Name: Chrysanthemum parthenium

Family Name: Compositae

---Synonyms--- Feather few, Febrifuge plant, featherfoil, pyrethrum

---Part Used--- leaf

Folk History and Use

Early European settlers in America noticed that insects would not eat feverfew or even land on the plant. These astute observers subsequently planted it as a border and insecticide for their vegetable gardens.

Feverfew has been used to treat most of the same disorders treated by aspirin. It is most for its use in treating migraine headaches, fever and arthritis. Folk literature is so pointed about it effectiveness that it has caught the attention of scientists who have defined its chemistry and medicinal action to a great extent. Today, it is popularly used as a preventer of migraine headaches. It is also used to treat menstrual pain, dysmenorrhea, asthma, inflammatory kin conditions and arthritis.

Medicinal Properties

Definite Action

Anti-inflammatory (parthenolide)

Prostaglandin antagonist (parthenolide)

Antithrombotic (parthenolide)

Serotonin in hibitor (parthenolide)

Feverfew is rich in a group of chemicals called sesquiterpene lactones, parthenolide being predominant one. These bitter compounds have a variety of physiologic effects that substantiate most folk uses of the leaf. They have been shown to inhibit prostaglandin synthesis, decrease the rate at which blood clots, inhibit histamine and enzyme release from immune cells and have a mild sedative effect. If you were to describe the action of common aspirin, you could nearly use the same language.

Prostaglandins are often associated with pain and inflammation. Platelet aggregation or blood clotting is thought to play a role in at least some migraine headaches. Histamine is associated with inflammation. Counteracting these conditions make the folk uses for feverfew reasonable.

Even though the physiologic results are similar, the parthenolides in feverfew do not work the same as salicylates and this has led investigators into an in depth study on its action to combat and prevent migraine headaches, an area in which aspirin is not always effective.

Typical Daily Usage

Fresh leaf: 1/4-1/2 teaspoon

Dried leaf: 0.2-0.4 gm

Extract: 0.3 gm dried leaf, 2ml alcohol, 1 ml water

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