Safety · Supplement
Feverfew: side effects, safety & interactions
Generally tolerated; mouth ulcers with raw leaf; mild antiplatelet effect; rebound headaches on abrupt stop.
- Overall grade
- Grade C
- Last revised
- 0
- graded outcomes
- 0
- references listed
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The evidence in words
Safety profile
Generally tolerated; mouth ulcers with raw leaf; mild antiplatelet effect; rebound headaches on abrupt stop.
Interactions to respect
No major interactions are on record for Feverfew at typical doses, but tell your clinician about everything you take.
What Feverfew is
Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is standardized to parthenolide and used for migraine prophylaxis.
The honest bottom line
A modest migraine-prevention option, best stacked with magnesium and riboflavin. Standardized product, give it a couple of months.
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