Tanacetum Parthenium, Feverfew
Parthenium, Matricaria, Febrifuga
Icones Plantarum Medcio-oeconomico, Vietz, 1804
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
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:
-acute Cold and Flu with Heat symptoms
-‘Of Great force in Migraine, Vertigo, and Headache’ (Salmon)
2. Calms the Mind, Regulates the Qi:
-Sadness, Depression, Melancholy, lowness of the Spirits;
3. Moves the Blood and Qi, Clears Stasis, Promotes Menstruation:
-sluggish menstruation, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea;
4. Clears Phlegm, Stops Coughs:
-Cough, stuffiness of the Chest, shortness of Breath, difficulty breathing and Wheezing
5. Promotes Urine, Clears Stones:
-difficult or obstructed urine
6. Resists Poison:
7. Externally:
-relieve all types of heat and inflammation.
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, Falling Sickness, Cramps, Convulsions, Vertigo, Dizziness, 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
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, Falling Sickness, Cramps, Convulsions, Vertigo, Dizziness, 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
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.
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water; Tincture
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.
Main Preparations used:
Distilled Water; Tincture