Latin Name: Tanacetum parthenium
Alternate Names: Headache, Featherfew, Febrifuge Plant, Wild Quinine
Family: ASTERACEAE
Parts Used: Flowers, leaves.
Properties: Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Antithrombotic, Carminative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Febrifuge, Nervine, Tonic.
Internal Uses: Arthritis, Colic, Dysmenorrhea, Fever, Flatulence, Headache, Migraine, Pain, Rheumatism, Vertigo
Internal Applications: Tea, Tincture, Capsules.
People have eaten Feverfew leaves on bread and butter sandwiches on a daily basis to [...]