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Feverfew |
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Named As:
Altamisa,
Bachelor's Button, Featerfoiul, Featherfew, Featherfoil,
Fever Few, Flirtwort Midsummer Daisy, Santa Maria, Tanaceti
parthenii. Tanacetum parthenium, synonyms Chrysanthemum
parthenium, Leucanthemum parthenium, Pyrethrum parthenium.
Family: Asteraceae or Compositae. |
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Used For:
Orally,
feverfew is used for fever, headache, prevention of migraine,
and menstrual irregularities. It is also used for arthritis,
psoriasis, allergies, asthma, tinnitus and vertigo, and nausea
and vomiting. Feverfew is also used for infertility, anemia,
cancer, common cold, earache, liver disease, prevention of
miscarriage, muscular tension and orthopedic disorders, swollen
feet, diarrhea, and dyspepsia including indigestion and
flatulence.
Topically,
feverfew is used for toothaches and as an antiseptic and
insecticide. It is also used as a general stimulant and tonic
and for intestinal parasites.
Caution:
Orally,
feverfew can cause abdominal pain, indigestion, diarrhea,
flatulence, nausea, and vomiting. The traditional method of
feverfew administration, chewing fresh feverfew leaves, can
result in mouth ulceration, inflamed oral mucosa and tongue,
swelling of the lips, and occasionally, loss of taste
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