A lovely and easy to grow perennial garden flower, Feverfew relieves pain and inflammation, making it a valuable remedy with many uses including headaches, stress, arthritis and lupus. If you have annoying allergy symptoms try using feverfew.

Many feverfew products are standardized to a specific parthenolide content to treat migraines, but a more holistic approach is to use whole herb extracts. Feverfew is a bitter herb for tea, and not one you would drink just for the pleasure. Combine it with a generous dollop of honey, and blend with some better tasting herbs to make it more paletable, or better yet use a tincture or capsules. It has a gentle, sedative quality.

I first became interested in feverfew as a treatment for an older cat of mine. Feverfew can be used as a pain reliever in cats, (or dogs) as an alternative to aspirin which are toxic to felines. You can use a glycerin-based tincture or a teaspoon dose cooled tea in drinking water. I could never get my cat to drink it, however, it did work well for a flea rinse. Feverfew contain compounds known to paralyze fleas. Works best as a rinse made from fresh flowers.