Feverfew, its biological activity, health benefits, therapeutic uses, general consideration of using feverfew and risk factors
Description : Feverfew is an important herb belongs to Daisy family. The name feverfew is derived from a Latin
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Feverfew is an important herb belongs to Daisy family. The name feverfew is derived from a Latin word, which means "fever reducer". It has been traditionally used as an important preventing measure for fever whereas it offers other health benefits as well.
Biological activity
Antioxidant activity
It is loaded with antioxidants that help to neutralize free radicals and protect the body from free radical induced oxidative damages, which ultimately decrease the risk of developing various chronic diseases
Anti-inflammatory activity
It contains various important plant compounds that exhibit anti-inflammatory activity and plays vital role in preventing inflammation by decreasing the level of inflammatory markers in body
Anti-carcinogenic activity
- It contains various imperative components such as apigenin, camphor, parthenolide and luteolin that exhibit anti-carcinogenic activity, which ultimately help to reduce the prevalence of carcinoma
- It is extremely effective against breast cancer, pancreatic cancer and cervical cancer
Health benefits
Role on preventing Migraine
- It has been traditionally used as an imperative remedial action for migraines
- Migraine is generally referred as a severe headache that causes pulsing sensation on one side of the head. It is accompanied by pounding pain and throbbing
- Migraine may adversely affect one’s quality of life and can stop one to carry out his or her daily activities thus it is better to prevent migraine in an effective manner in order to promote wellbeing
- Consumption of feverfew is extremely helpful for decreasing the symptoms of migraine and also helps in preventing further attack
- It has seen that feverfew is associated with suppressing the synthesis of prostaglandin hence decreases inflammation, which ultimately helps in improving the symptoms of migraine
- On the other hand it is also accountable for preventing platelets from liberating inflammatory molecules, it also helps in inhibiting serotonin receptor, it helps in preventing vaso-dilation, it prevents smooth muscle spasm too and all of these factors are closely related with getting rid of migraine
- Its consumption helps in decreasing the frequency of migraine as well
Role on preventing arthritis
- This herb plays significant role in preventing the progression of arthritis thus it should be incorporated in the diet for providing relief
- Its anti-inflammatory activity is considered as one of the most important features responsible for preventing joint swelling and damages
- Parthenolide is an important component found in feverfew plays vital role in preventing arthritis as it acts as NFkappaB inhibitor, which inhibits NFkappaB activation, thus reduces the severity of joint erosion
- Its antioxidant activity is also responsible for protecting the joints from free radical induced oxidative damages and also protects the membrane lining present on the surface of bone as a result it decreases friction between the two ends of bone, which ultimately helps to provide long term relief from arthritis
Role on preventing rheumatoid arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disorder, which affects the joint of the feet as well as the hand in an adverse manner
- It is also considered as an autoimmune disorder that occurs when the immune system of the body mistakenly attacks its own tissue
- Consumption of Feverfew is extremely useful for improving the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis as it plays significant role in decreasing the production of prostaglandins, which is responsible for triggering pain and inflammation
Role on digestive health
- Its consumption is very useful for keeping gastrointestinal problems at bay
- Its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities are responsible for protecting the entire digestive tract from damages, which significantly reduces the prevalence of digestive issues
- It promotes digestion and helps in improving the symptoms of upset stomach
- It also helps to decrease the prevalence of nausea and vomiting
Role on preventing blood clots
- We all know that blood flows smoothly through artery and vain but if a clot or thrombus forms within vessels then it blocks the circulation and leads to thrombosis and it is very severe in its manifestation
- As blood clot blocks the blood flow thus it reduces the supply of oxygen as well as nutrients to the body, which ultimately develops various health hazards like strokes, heart attack and in severe case it may cause death also thus it is better to prevent blood clot formation and consumption of Read more
