http://www.homeremediesbook.com Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:28:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 en http://www.homeremediesbook.com/feverfew-for-migraines/ http://www.homeremediesbook.com/feverfew-for-migraines/#comments Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:26:06 +0000 admin BlogHerbal RemediesHerbal SupplementsHome Remedies for MigrainesMigrainesNatural Cures http://www.homeremediesbook.com/feverfew-for-migraines/ Feverfew, used for centuries in European folk-medicine as a remedy for headaches, continues to be popular in Europe and Great Britain as a preventative treatment for migraines. The mechanism of action is unclear but may be related to a compound called parthenolide, which has been shown to block serotonin release from blood platelets. Whereas some studies of feverfew extracts, with standardized concentrations of parthenolide, failed to show benefit while others done with less-processed, whole-leaf preparations of feverfew did, suggests that there may be other compounds in feverfew that may also be effective against migraines. (more…)

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