Feverfew Herbal Complex

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Feverfew (Latin - Tanacetum Parthenium) is a member of the Asteraceae plant family and is also commonly known as bachelor’s buttons, bride’s buttons, feather few, feather foil and wild chamomile. It is an aromatic, herbaceous perennial that is indigenous to the Balkan peninsula, although it is now cultivated throughout Europe, Australia and America. The plant has broad lobed, aromatic leaves, a tall stem and numerous white button-type, daisy-like flowers. The use of feverfew dates back to the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, and according to Greek mythology the herb was sacred to Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom. The famous Greek physician Dioscorides (c.40 A.D.) valued feverfew for its beneficial properties, and it has continued to be a popular herb among Europeans for centuries, its benefits were studied extensively in the 15th and 16th century by Europeans apothecaries. Feverfew gives off a strong pungent and lasting odor, and according to popular folklore superstition in medieval Europe, it was planted around dwellings to help purify the air and ward off evil . The pungent odor is so disliked by bees that branches of it were carried around to hold the bees at a distance. The dried leaves of the herb are commonly used in herbal preparations.