Plant Witchery: Discover the Sacred Language, Wisdom, and Magic of 200 Plants - Juliet Diaz 2020

Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
A Compendium of Plants

ESSENTIAL PROPERTIES

creativity, healing

Like chamomile, feverfew blossoms look like tiny daisies. This beautiful little darling is native to Eurasia, but these days she can be found growing all over the world.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Feverfew can help relieve pain from menstrual symptoms, and may even soothe or prevent a migraine, though you wouldn’t want to take her for too long as she can cause a rebound effect, inviting more headaches. She can also relieve dizziness and vertigo, and can treat rheumatoid arthritis, digestion issues, toothaches, insect bites, and infertility. And, obviously, feverfew can reduce a fever!

MAGICAL PROPERTIES

Feverfew has a way of bringing out ideas that inspire powerful creativity. Harvest feverfew when the Sun is highest, as this amplifies her energies. Take a bundle of feverfew and allow it to air dry. Once it’s dry, hang it in your workspace. Or if you are able to, sit in a field of feverfew and take advantage of the passion she can send up from the ground, through your spine. Journal, draw, create, or meditate with feverfew, and you’ll be full of inspiration, flowing with creativity. She is also a powerful healer, particularly of the mind. If you have a racing mind, full of noise, check out my Feverfew Hair Mask.

Feverfew Hair Mask

Not only is this mask great for hair health (and it is safe for color-treated hair), its Magical vibrations seep into your auric field, clearing out noise from your mind and helping you find both peace and clarity.

WHAT YOU NEED

½ tablespoon basil, fresh or dried

1 tablespoon feverfew, fresh or dried, plus 1 teaspoon dried feverfew

½ tablespoon rosemary, fresh or dried

½ tablespoon lemongrass, fresh or dried

½ avocado

1 egg

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon honey

White candle

WHAT TO DO

· Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a small pot.

· Add the basil, 1 tablespoon feverfew, rosemary, and lemongrass, and allow it to boil for 5 minutes.

· Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool to room temperature, then drain, reserving the water.

· Mash the avocado and add the egg, olive oil, and honey.

· Mix in 2 tablespoons of the reserved herbal water.

· Apply the mask to wet hair with your fingertips, starting at the ends and working your way up to the roots.

· Leave the mask on for 10 or 20 minutes, and while you’re waiting, light a white candle and brew a cup of tea with the remaining teaspoon of dried feverfew.

· Relax in a quiet space, with no technology or television—just you and silence.

PLANT WISDOM

Feverfew reminds us that we are on an ever-changing journey, and helps us to appreciate the cycles of life as we work to birth beautiful things into the world. Your creative spirit has much wisdom and healing, and if you are having trouble remembering that, work closely with feverfew. Invite her into your dreams to help you release the limitations you have set for yourself.