Feverfew Chrysanthemum parthenium (L) Bernh

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Although my herb books do not note potential difficulties, all herb remedies should be explored as to dosage, used in moderation because many of them can be used homeopathically (in minute, but effective doses).

Chrysanthemum parthenium (L) Bernh

Contra-Indications

In A Modern Herbal another herb is employed as an embalming agent. Its ingredient properties are identical with a property of feverfew,stearoptene.

Feverfew Properties
Names	History	Constituents	Uses

There are several varieties	The name Feverfew is	stearoptene	Aperient
of feverfew, among them	derived from the Latin	Volatile oils.	bitter carminative
a double flowered blossom	febrifugia		Used for hysteria,
and a variegated leaf cultivar.	meaning a substance		nervousness and
For a migraine	which drives out fevers.		To promote
Take one dried blossom	Modern homeopathic		menstruation.
and steep it for ten minutes	application for migraine		Moth repellant
in a cup of steaming water.	Pyrethrum is derived		Small quantities cut the
Take up to three cups like	from theGreek,"pur",or fire.		grease in foods.
this per day.			A warmed external
Pyrethrum parthenium			application for gas
Featherfew			or colic.
Featherfoil			depression
Flirtwort			With sugar or honey
Bachelors' Buttons			for coughs,
N.O. Compositae			wheezing
Sweet feverfew			and difficulty with
Chrysanthemum			breathing.
suaveolens			Relieving insect stings
		Stearic acid is used in candles and soaps as a hardener, so, like nitrate -cured meats, Feverfew should be taken in moderation.	migraine

Feverfew

Although my herb books do not note potential difficulties, all herb remedies should be explored as to dosage, used in moderation because many of them can be used homeopathically (in minute, but effective doses).

Chrysanthemum parthenium (L) Bernh

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Contra-Indications

In A Modern Herbal another herb is employed as an embalming agent. Its ingredient properties are identical with a property of feverfew,stearoptene.

Feverfew Properties

Names

History

Constituents

Uses

There are several varieties

The name Feverfew is

stearoptene

Aperient

of feverfew, among them

derived from the Latin

Volatile oils.

bitter carminative

a double flowered blossom

febrifugia

Used for hysteria,

and a variegated leaf cultivar.

meaning a substance

nervousness and

For a migraine

which drives out fevers.

To promote

Take one dried blossom

Modern homeopathic

menstruation.

and steep it for ten minutes

application for migraine

Moth repellant

in a cup of steaming water.

Pyrethrum is derived

Small quantities cut the

Take up to three cups like

from theGreek,"pur",or fire.

grease in foods.

this per day.

A warmed external

Pyrethrum parthenium

application for gas

Featherfew

or colic.

Featherfoil

depression

Flirtwort

With sugar or honey

Bachelors' Buttons

for coughs,

N.O. Compositae

wheezing

Sweet feverfew

and difficulty with

Chrysanthemum

breathing.

suaveolens

Relieving insect stings

Stearic acid is used in

candles and soaps as

a hardener, so, like

nitrate -cured meats,

Feverfew should be

taken in moderation.

migraine

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