Botanical Library
Feverfew
Holistic tradition
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At a glance
Where it's from
Native to the Balkans; naturalized across Europe and the Americas.
Look & taste
A daisy-like plant with small white-and-yellow flowers. Very bitter
Signature compounds
Parthenolide (a sesquiterpene lactone).
Traditionally used for
A traditional European remedy for fevers and 'megrims' (migraines).
In Canada, we can say...
Used in Herbal Medicine to help prevent migraine headaches and reduce their severity and frequency (as a preventive), and traditionally to aid digestion and relieve headaches.
Did you know?
Traditional users chewed the leaves for headaches - which sometimes caused mouth ulcers, a known side effect.
History & natural history
Its name comes from 'febrifuge' (fever-reducer); a long-standing headache remedy.
What we're actually allowed to say
🇨🇦 Health Canada
✓ Permitted: Used in Herbal Medicine to help prevent migraine headaches and reduce their severity and frequency (as a preventive), and traditionally to aid digestion and relieve headaches.
How to use it
As a standardized capsule, taken daily as a preventive.
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Request Feverfew →Side effects & safety
Do not use if pregnant. Check with a practitioner if taking blood thinners. May cause mouth soreness; stop if allergy occurs.
A note on how to read this page. Traditional (TCM / Ayurveda) and holistic notes are cultural and historical context, offered for education — not medical advice or health claims. Health Canada's permitted claims reflect what regulators have assessed. Emerging research is early, and not a promise of results. Nothing here is intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Always talk to your (or your pet's) health professional before starting a supplement.