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Home » Home Hints » Feverfew For Megranes

Feverfew For Megranes

Author: Karon Grieve Published : August 2011

IMG_0117There is something about the idea of actually harvesting daisies  (and by that I mean any daisy like flower) that just makes me smile.

The other day I was cutting back the Feverfew and as this herb is related to Chamomile and bears a resemblance to that herb in it’s pretty daisy like flowers, well you could say I was harvesting my daisies.

IMG_0118The daisy harvest;  it makes you think of Edwardian ladies in long flowing dresses gathering bunches of happy flowers. Maybe a few children playing with hoops etc and a very charming little doggy bouncing about……Okay, well there was me in my scruffy baggy jeans and check shirt, hardly the stuff of romantic novels, but hey ho!

Feverfew For Megranes;

Tea; Use 1 tablespoon of the feverfew leaves in a cup with boiling water to make this tea and sip after brewing for 8 minutes.It is suggested that you drink this tea every day to keep migranes at bay.

Sandwiches; You can also eat the leaves in a sandwich with some lettuce leaves to mask the rather bitter flavour.

Drying Feverfew;

To dry feverfew just hang the flowers and leaves on their stems upside down tied in small bunches of no more than 4 stems, so as air can circulate. Leave them in a shaded dry place for about 1 week.

I’d grow it just for its beauty alone. I just love all things daisy. But it’s so nice to know that it actually does some good as well.

A ceiling full of daisies. All those little sunshine faces looking down on me in HQ.

They are sunshine

They are summer

They are smiles

They are happy

I wish you all a Daisy Day today.

Karon x

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Comments

  1. Jamie Pate says

    January 8, 2012 at 3:30 am

    Your post always make me feel better to view, even if I have had a horrible day. I just feel so much better going to your website and taking a look and reading your stories. Love your ideas and news stories. Jamie from Texas

    Reply
  2. pati russell says

    July 11, 2013 at 10:19 pm

    I checked here to see how you use feverfew. I have headaches along with lupus and am growing feverfew for that reason. Please send me an email and tell me how to harvest and use it in tea for these things. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Karon says

      July 12, 2013 at 10:19 am

      Hi Pati
      I have sent you a private email with lots of info.
      K x

      Reply
      • Fiona says

        August 11, 2013 at 8:35 pm

        Hello! I could also really use that info as to how to harvest and use for migraines! Thank you very much.

        Reply
  3. Joakima Renee Culverson says

    July 14, 2021 at 10:38 pm

    Can you make feverfew jelly with the flowers. Was wanting to know if it will taste good.

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      July 15, 2021 at 10:07 am

      Hi there
      I’ve never tried that as I find feverfew to be rather bitter.
      K

      Reply

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