Feverfew Sandwiches! (Feverfew)

Member Name: Shekera

Product:	Feverfew
Date:	02/05/02 (1148 review reads)
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Advantages: Feverfew plants can be easily grown in your garden

Disadvantages: If raw leaves are chewed, they can cause mouth ulcers in some people

Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is a small yellow flowered daisy, which is easily gown in the garden. It is the leaves, which are used as an herbal remedy, and they should be picked just before the plan flowers. Feverfew is good for period pains, vertigo, and arthritis. The name is a corruption of the word “febrifuge”.

Feverfew is probably more widely known and used in the relief of migraine – my mother suffered with migraine for many years, during which she tried many different over the counter drugs which were not very effective. Only when she discovered feverfew, did she gain rapid relief. It is also good for suffers of arthritis as it has anti-inflammatory properties, in addition, it also has antispasmodic and emmenagogue properties.

For medicinal purposes, the raw feverfew leaf can be chewed (see Caution below) or used in the form of a tincture, which is also made from the fresh plant. At the first signs of migraine, take one teaspoon of the tincture in a little water and repeat after two hours if necessary. For repeated attacks of migraine or as a treatment for arthritis, take one teaspoon every morning. If you have a feverfew plan, two to three medium-sized leaves are equal to one teaspoon on tincture.

There are many preparations of feverfew available on the market, although the fresh plant is probably most effective. If you don’t have a feverfew plant in your garden, or for during the winter months, make fresh feverfew sandwiches and keep them in the freezer!

Butter your bread as usual and cover one slice with a double layer of fresh feverfew leaves. Put the top slice on and press down. Cut the sandwiches into small cubes, ensuring that each cube contains two or three medium-sized feverfew leaves. Wrap each cube in cling film and freeze – don’t forget to label and date them. At the first signs of migraine or headache, eat one cube then one cube every two hours until the headache is o
ver.

Alternatively, feverfew capsules can be purchased from health food stores such as Holland & Barratt – www.hollandandbarratt.com.

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Feverfew should not be taken during pregnancy or whilst breast-feeding. It should also not be given to young children and should not be taken by anyone using blood-thinking drugs such as Warfarin. If chewed, the leaf can cause mouth ulcers in some people, if this is the case, then feverfew should be taken in the form of a tincture or capsule.

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