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FeverfewAka: Tanacetum parthenium
- Indications (Purported uses)
- Migraine Headache prevention
- Efficacy
- Some studies support benefit for Migraine prevention
- No benefit in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Mechanism
- Inhibits prostaglandin synthesis
- Serotonin antagonist
- Inhibits platelet aggregation
- Dosing
- Standard extract 125 mg (at least 0.2% parthenolide)
- Adverse Effects
- Contraindications
- References
- Shaughnessy (1997) Fam Practice Recert 19(10):53-6
- Zink (1998) Am Fam Physician 58(5):1133
feverfew extract (C0376266) | |
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| Concepts | Organic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121) |
| English | FEVERFEW, feverfew extract, FEVERFEW EXTRACT PREPARATION, FEVERFEW PREPARATION |
| Parent Concepts | feverfew extract (C0376266), Unclassified Ingredients (C1372954), Unclassified Ingredient Preparations (C1377282) |
| Sources | MTH, NDFRT, RXNORM, VANDF Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
