feverfew
feverfew
Daisy-like cute flower with stubby short white petals around yellow center. Leaves are most common part used (fresh or dry), but whole plant is edible. Famous for stopping migraine headaches. Helps body release serotonin to feel good. Chew leaves or make tea for migraines, colds, fever, arthritis, regulate menses, relaxes, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, vasodilator. Use in foot bath for sore feet. Sedative properties make it great for relaxing uptight, hysterical, nervous people. Great for relaxing breathing problems and wheezing. Some people may have mild allergic reactions. Do not take while pregnant.
Edible Plant Guide © 2012 Markus Rothkranz
The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Feverfew
the popular name for numerous herbaceous dicotyledonous plants that were used in folk medicine for treating various female ailments. Most commonly they are various daisies and chamomiles, or matricaria (from the Latin matrix, “uterus”); hence the Russian namzmatochnaia trava, or “uterine grass.” Many species have retained their medicinal importance.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.