SC - Shortbread help, please

[Griff41520@aol.com]

>     Just a thought---have any of you migraine sufferers tried taking the
>herb feverfew? There have been a number of studies on it and it is proven to
>help in quite a few cases. The fresh herb is often more effective than the
>dried, though, and it is a preventitive rather than a pain-killer, i.e., you
>have to take it long term. I can dig out some more info if anyone is
>interested enough to e-mail me. Heaven knows I've got enough herb books and
>magazines around the house! ;-)

>Ldy Diana

I have.  Couldn't get it fresh at the time, so I tried making a tea of it. 
Talk about bitter!  It was the bitterest thing I had ever had (maybe that's
why they recommend putting a couple of leaves between two slices of bread). 
My solution was to make my own capsules.  I didn't notice any improvement, but
that could be because I didn't take enough of it, didn't take it for long
enough, or didn't use fresh (this can make a serious difference -- some of the
volatile oils may not remain after drying).

One last thought: as each migraine sufferer responds differently to different
drugs, so some may get more benefit from feverfew than others. ****** HOWEVER,
before trying it, discuss it with your doctor first.  If your doctor is
dubious, the British medical journal _Lancet_ had some of the studies on it
(don't have the date available). ******  I think you can find some excerpts
from it on the net.

In many parts of the U.S., for a migraine sufferer to get relief from fresh
feverfew, they may have to grow it indoors.

Lady Derdriu Gilbride
Chancellor Minor of the Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands
Herbalist Guildmistress for the Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands

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