FEVERFEW

                                              FEVERFEW

                                                   (Tanacetum Parthenium)

Feverfew:-

Is the leaves and stems of stringly aromatic perennial herb Tanacetum partheninum (L) Schultz Bip (Syn. Chrysanthemum parthenium (L) Bernh; Leucanthemum parthenium (L) Gren. et.Godron, Pyrethrum parthenium LSm.) (Compositae or Asteraceae).

         It is indigenous to rocky mountain scrub of Balkana peninsula and cultivated throughout Europe.

Chemical constituents :-

It contains sesquiterpene and lactines (parathenolides costunolide, reynosin, canin, and artecanin).

Health Food:-

Feverfew extracts standardized to contain 0.1-0.2% parthenolide (leaf only; Canada) are used for the prophylactic treatment of migraine, asthma, rheumatism, gynaecological problems etc. The herb is also used in the form of tea, capsules and tablets for stimulant tonic and for vermifuge activity.