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A cheerful daisy that quietly mugs migraines before they ever land.
means Feverfew is a small, daisy-like medicinal plant (Tanacetum parthenium) traditionally used to reduce fevers and, more famously, to prevent migraines.
from The name is a worn-down version of the Latin febrifugia — from febris, 'fever,' plus fugare, 'to drive away' (the same fuga that gives us 'fugitive'). So the word literally means 'fever-chaser,' a job description that traveled through Old English and softened over centuries into the homely 'feverfew' we say today.
- name origin
- From Latin febrifugia, meaning fever-chaser
- migraine medic
- Leaf compound parthenolide may block headache triggers
- eat raw, regret
- Fresh leaves can cause mouth ulcers
- medieval middleman
- Once called the medieval aspirin
- self-seeding
- Spreads aggressively, returns uninvited every year
feverfew migraine study — university of nottingham 1988 study showing feverfew reduced migraine frequency by 24% in clinical trial
feverfew parthenolide compound — active ingredient isolated from tanacetum parthenium used in pharmaceutical research since 1980s