Feverfew - Tanacetum parthenium Feverfew, or Tanacetum parthenium, is refered to as Chrysanthemum parthenium in older herbals and botany books. We've all experienced it, that sensation which feels like a Mack truck is driving through your head - pounding, seething pain, or just an irritating, annoying ache, that makes it difficult to get through the day, go to sleep or relate to fellow human beings.
Headaches are like the common cold.
They come and go as they please - no one can escape. An occasional headache is one thing, but if you are one of the estimated 50 million Americans who experience headaches on a regular basis, you are well aware that they can be more than an annoyance. They can be debilitating. Tension, migraine, and cluster headaches are the most common of the dozen major types of headaches from which people suffer. Headaches are further classified into about 60 sub-types.