Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is also known as featherfew, midsummer daisy, wild chamomile, flirtwort and febrifuge plant.It is an increasingly popular herbal remedy that is used to treat a number of health conditions.Like many herbal supplements, it is available in a variety of forms, such as a feverfew extract.

Feverfew has a long history of medicinal use. Steven Foster, one of America's most eminent herbalists, points out in his excellent monograph on feverfew that Dioscorides, a first century Greek physician, recommended it over 1900 years ago.Foster further informs us that feverfew has been used throughout the world in various cultures in a number of other ways. It has been used as a carminative (relieves stomach problems-gaseous distention and flatulence), emmenagogue (substance which promotes menstrual discharge), tonic, vermifuge (expeller of parasitic worms), and anti inflammatory agent for arthritis. It has also been used for the treatment of kidney pain, vertigo, and relief from morning sickness.

1.Modulation of the NF-κB-mediated inflammatory responses in experimental atherosclerosis.

2.Inducing apoptosis in acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) cells, leaving normal bone marrow cells relatively unscathed. Moreover, the compound may get at the root of the disease because it also kills stem cells that give rise to AML.Parthenolide is under consideration as a potential cancer drug in combination with sulindac.

3.Activity against a parasite Leishmania amazonensis.

4.Microtubule-interfering activity.

5.Anti-inflammatory and anti-hyperalgesic effects.

6.Blocking lipopolysaccharide-induced osteolysis through the suppression of NF-κB activity.

7.Inducing apoptosis and production of reactive oxygen species in high-risk pre-B leukemia cells.

Application

1) Pharmaceutical as capsules or pills;

2) Functional food as capsules or pills;

3) Water-soluble beverages;

4) Health products as capsules or pills.