Tanacetum Parthenium, Feverfew
Parthenium, Matricaria, Febrifuga
Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530
Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804
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Botanical name:
Tanacetum parthenium (previously Chrysanthemum parthenium, Matricaria parthenium)
Parts used:
Herb
Temperature & Taste:
Cool (Warm in the West), dry. Bitter, Pungent
Classifications:
Uses:
1. Moves the Blood, Clears Wind-Heat, Eases Pain:
2. Calms the Mind, Regulates the Qi:
3. Moves the Blood and Qi, Clears Stasis, Promotes Menstruation:
4. Clears Phlegm, Stops Coughs:
5. Promotes Urine, Clears Stones:
6. Resists Poison:
Dose:
INFUSION or BRIEF DECOCTION: 2–6 grams (dried)
POWDER: 1–3 grams (250mg taken as a prophylactic against Migraines)
Main Combinations:
1. Headache and Migraines:
i. Feverfew with … available in PRO version
ii. Feverfew with … available in PRO version
iii. Feverfew with … available in PRO version
iv. acute headache, Feverfew with … available in PRO version
v. Feverfew with … available in PRO version
2. Wind diseases such as Apoplexy, Epilepsy, Cramps, Convulsions, Vertigo, Feverfew with … available in PRO version
3. To promote Menstruation, Feverfew with … available in PRO version
4. Dysmenorrhea with strong pain, Feverfew with … available in PRO version
5. Hysteria, Feverfew with … available in PRO version
6. Menopausal Hot flushes, Feverfew with … available in PRO version
7. Infertility, Feverfew with … available in PRO version
8. To bring down the Lochia, Feverfew with … available in PRO version
9. Pain due to Blood stagnation, Feverfew with … available in PRO version
10. Ointment for Bruises, Feverfew with … available in PRO version
Major Formulas:
Betony Infusion Compound
Decoction to Promote Menstruation (Wirtzung)
Syrup of Mugwort (Augustana)
Pills Against Barrenness (Turner)
Cautions:
1. Generally not used during Pregnancy; it has been used for Threatened Miscarriage
2. Not used in Hot and dry (Yin deficient-Heat) bodies
3. Some people may have allergic reactions.
Drug Interactions:
Possible interactions with anticoagulant and blood-thinning medicines may occur.
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water; Tincture
