FEVERFEW. Chrysanthemum parthenium. N.O. Compositae.
Synonym : Featherfew, Featherfoil, Pyrethrum parthenium. Habitat : Waste places, hedges.
Features : Stem one and a half feet high, erect, finely furrowed, hairy, branches towards top. Leaves alternate, bipinnatifid, serrate edges, very short hairs, about four and a half by two and a half inches ; leaf stalk flat above, convex below. Numerous flowers (June and July), yellow disc, white petals, each on stalk. Taste, very unpleasant.
Part used : Herb.
Action : Aperient, carminative.
Assists in promotion of the menses and in the expulsion of worms. Also given in hysterical conditions. Infusion of 1 ounce to 1 pint boiling water, wineglassful doses.
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