🦒East African Traditional Medicine
Feverfew (Tindikala)
Tanacetum parthenium
About Feverfew (Tindikala)
Feverfew (Tindikala) (Tanacetum parthenium) is a herb used in the East African Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Migraine, Headache, Fever, and Inflammation, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Tanacetum parthenium, feverfew, is a flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is a traditional medicinal herb which is commonly used to prevent migraine headaches, and is also occasionally grown for ornament. It is also commonly seen in the literature by its synonyms, Chrysanthemum parthenium and Pyrethrum parthenium. It is also sometimes referred to as bachelor's buttons or featherfew.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · internalLeaves · internal