SC - feverfew
Donna Kenton
donna at dabbler.com
Thu Sep 25 11:19:56 PDT 1997
DianaFiona at aol.com wrote:
> To drag this more or less back on topic---does anyone remember
> any
> mentions of feverfew in period herbals? I haven't checked for it
> specifically............
>
> Ldy Diana
My lady, Gerard (1597) lists it, although he calls it "featherfew." I
have on "Early American Gardens" which documents that they are the same
thing. It's listed as a "women's" herb, good for childbirth and other
female "complaints." I only took a cursory glance through the "Newe
Iewell of Health" but didn't find it. (I've got to try some of those
cough drops...)
Rosalinde (who would dearly love to have a back yard big enough to build
a Balneo Mariae)
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