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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<div class="article">
<p>FEVERFEW: A HERBAL REMEDY FOR MIGRAINE?</p>
<p>"Some of the world's most effective medicines began their
<xml>
<div class="article">
<p>FEVERFEW: A HERBAL REMEDY FOR MIGRAINE?</p>
<p>"Some of the world's most effective medicines began their
careers as herbal remedies: digitalis came from foxglove, aspirin
from willow bark, and morphine from poppy blossoms. Potentially
the newest plant to cross over from folklore to mainstream
treatment is a member of the chyrsanthemum family known as common
feverfew or, botanically, Tanacetum parthenium.</p>
<p>"The name 'feverfew' indicates the belief, dating from the
<p>"The name 'feverfew' indicates the belief, dating from the
middle ages, that the herb was a good treatment for fever and
certain other ailments, including arthritis, psoriasis, and
headaches. In modern England, eating feverfew leaves has become
@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ feverfew. The typical users eats 1-4 fresh leaves a day. Food
is usually taken at the same time to mask the leaves' bitter
taste. Tablets and capsules containing dried feverfew have also
begun to appear in...health food store shelves.</p>
<p>"To evaluate the remedy, a group of British researchers
<p>"To evaluate the remedy, a group of British researchers
designed a controlled study. However, they did not feel free to
give feverfew to people who had never taken it, because the agent
has not gone through animal studies, as is appropriate before a
@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ been dosing themselves with feverfew for long periods of time as
a way to reduce migraine attacks. So, instead of setting up a
test in which the drug was GIVEN to subjects, investigators from
the clinic set up a test in which feverfew was TAKEN AWAY.</p>
<p>"The doctors identified patients who were dosing themselves
<p>"The doctors identified patients who were dosing themselves
with feverfew and asked them to participate in a study. During
the research period, the subjects would take their medication
either as freeze-dried herb or as a placebo (presented in
@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ because the frequency of headache and nausea virtually tripled,
and severity also increased markedly. These results support the
claim that a daily dose of something contained in feverfew may be
effective in preventing migraine attacks.</p>
<p>"The people studied had no serious ill effects while taking
<p>"The people studied had no serious ill effects while taking
feverfew, but that was to be expected, as they had been taking
the herb for some time. People who had tried the plaint and then
quit because they couldn't tolerate would have been excluded from
@ -51,10 +52,11 @@ this study. Feverfew is capable of producing rather marked
allergic reactions; some people who try it develop sores in the
mouth or, less commonly, a generalized inflammation of the mouth
and tongue.</p>
<p>This first test of the effectiveness of feverfew must be
<p>This first test of the effectiveness of feverfew must be
regarded as preliminary. It will no doubt lead to more thorough
testing, as it should. Even if feverfew pans out as preventive
medicine for migraine, it probably will not prove to be the
'answer.' But it may join the growing list of effective
treatments for a very unpleasant disorder."</p>
</div>
</div>
</xml>