Tanacetum Parthenium, Feverfew

Parthenium, Matricaria, Febrifuga

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Herbarum Vivae Eicones, Otto Brunfels, 1530

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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:

2D ATTENUATERS OF CONGEALED BLOOD
3G. EMMENAGOGUE
4i. UTERINE

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:
7. Externally:

Dose:

INFUSION or BRIEF DECOCTION: 2–6 grams (dried)
POWDER: 1–3 grams (250mg taken as a prophylactic against Migraines)

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Main Combinations:

1. Headache and Migraines:
i. Feverfew with

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ii. Feverfew with

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iii. Feverfew with

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iv. acute headache, Feverfew with

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v. Feverfew with

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2. Wind diseases such as Apoplexy, Epilepsy, Cramps, Convulsions, Vertigo, Feverfew with

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3. To promote Menstruation, Feverfew with

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4. Dysmenorrhea with strong pain, Feverfew with

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5. Hysteria, Feverfew with

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6. Menopausal Hot flushes, Feverfew with

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7. Infertility, Feverfew with

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8. To bring down the Lochia, Feverfew with

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9. Pain due to Blood stagnation, Feverfew with

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10. Ointment for Bruises, Feverfew with

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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