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Feverfew   /fˈivərfjˌu/   Listen
noun
Feverfew  n.  (Bot.) A perennial plant (Pyrethrum Parthenium, or Chrysanthemum Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white blossoms; so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities.






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"Feverfew" Quotes from Famous Books



... FEVERFEW. The Leaves and Flowers.—Simon Pauli relates, that he has experienced most happy effects from it in obstructions of the uterine evacuations. I have often seen, says he, from the use of a decoction of Matricaria and chamomile flowers with a little mugwort, hysteric complaints ...
— The Botanist's Companion, Vol. II • William Salisbury

... power of the seed be extinguished by cold, take every morning two spoonfuls of cinnamon water, with one scruple of mithridate. Take syrup of calamint, mugwort and betony, of each one ounce; waters of pennyroyal, feverfew, hyssop and sage, of each two ounces; make a julep. Take oil of aniseed two scruples and a half; diacimini, diacliathidiamosei and diagla-ongoe, of each one drachm, sugar four ounces, with water of cinnamon, and make lozenges; ...
— The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher • Anonymous



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