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What (who) is feverfew - definition
SPECIES OF PLANT
Chrysanthemum parthenium; Pyrethrum parthenium; MigreLief; Feverfew
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Feverfew
·noun A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, / Chrysanthemum, Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms;
- so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities.
feverfew
['fi:v?fju:]
¦ noun a small bushy aromatic plant of the daisy family, with feathery leaves and daisy-like flowers, used as a herbal remedy for headaches. [Tanacetum parthenium.]
Origin
OE feferfuge, from L. febrifuga, from febris 'fever' + fugare 'drive away'; cf. febrifuge.
Parthenium alpinum
Parthenium alpinum is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names alpine feverfew and Wyoming feverfew. It is native to Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico in the United States.
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Tanacetum parthenium
Tanacetum parthenium, known as feverfew, is a flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. It may be grown as an ornament, and may be identified by its synonyms, Chrysanthemum parthenium and Pyrethrum parthenium.
Examples of use of feverfew
1. Popular remedies include echinacea, ginger, garlic, peppermint, feverfew, elderberry, goldenseal, St John‘s wort (below), ginseng and ginkgo.
2. Among the herbs were fennel, for weak eyes, camomile for headaches, white lilies for "bile" and feverfew, against the shaking fever.