Feverfew: Cure for Migraines
Feverfew: Cure for Migraines
Feverfew is a plant with numerous, small, daisy-like heads of yellow
flowers with outer white rays. The whole plant has a strong and bitter
smell which repels bees. Gardeners often substitute it for chamomile
when ornamenting their backyard. Feverfew grows abundantly
throughout England.
Studies affirm Feverfew's ability to prevent migraines. Chew two leaves
a day, (careful, feverfew is quite bitter). For tea, steep the leaves for 5
to 10 minutes. You can take up to 2 cups per day.
Feverfew is also good in calming hysteria, nervousness, as it helps lift
sagging spirits, and is a general tonic. For these maladies, place 1 oz. of
the herb to a pint of boiling water, allow to cool, then taken frequently in
doses of half a cup.
Adding sugar or honey to your Feverfew solution will make a good cure
for coughs, wheezing and breathing difficulties. The herb, bruised and
heated, or fried with a little wine and oil, has been employed as a warm
compress or poultice for gas pains and stomach spasms.
A tincture made from Feverfew and applied locally can instantaneously
relieve pain and swelling caused by insect bites. Mix two teaspoonfuls
of tincture with 1/2 pint of cold water. Apply like lotion in parts of the
skin—this will serve as an impenetrable fortification against insect
attacks. This makes great application especially when camping outdoors!
Tea made from Feverfew flowers, again steeped and allowed to cool,
has the power to reverse a nervous patient’s sensitivity to pain, and will
likewise afford relief to someone with rheumatism.