Doctor Mindell's Herb of the Month!

FEVERFEW (Chrysanthemun parthenium)

As it's name suggests, it was used to help bring down a fever. In 1649, Culpeper recommended it for women as a "general strengthener of their wombs," and also noted that "it is very effectual for all pains in the head." In 1978 British newspapers told of a women who had cured her migraines with feverfew leaves. In 1985, the Lancet a British Medical Journal, reported that extracts of feverfew inhibited the release of two inflammatory substances--serotonin from platelets and prostaglandin from white blood cells--both thought to contribute to the onset of migraine attacks and perhaps even to play a role in rheumatoid arthritis.

It may take several months before migraine sufferers notice an improvement. It seems to work in 80% of all cases as a preventative in migraine headaches.

For more research log onto PUB MED.Gov. Type in Feverfew.