Feverfew Benefits to Vestibular Migraine Sufferers: anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving and muscle relaxing properties. It is a member of the daisy family and it’s has medicinal purposes. I started taking Feverfew a couple years ago, the benefits have been noticeable specially for muscle relaxation and sleep aid.
Benefits to Vestibular Migraine Sufferers
The active compounds in feverfew, such as parthenolide help reduce inflammation and constrict blood vessels. It’s primarily use is for migraine headache prevention and treatment. It contains compounds that have anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties. Some of the potential benefits for vestibular migraines of feverfew include:
- Reducing inflammation: helps to reduce inflammation and swelling in the inner ear, which is often a cause of dizziness.
- Improving blood flow: can help to reduce dizziness caused by insufficient blood flow to the brain.
- Alleviating vertigo: helps to reduce the symptoms of dizziness characterized by the feeling of spinning or swaying.
- Relieving stress: it’s mild sedative effects and helps to reduce stress and anxiety.
How to take Feverfew
Feverfew is best absorbed when taken orally. Best to consider fresh or dried leaves, capsules, or tinctures. Absorption will improve by taking feverfew with a meal or fat-containing food. It is available in several forms including:
- Fresh or dried leaves for tea
- The relaxing properties to treat stress, tension, anxiety, worry and sleeplessness can be taken advantage by taking 1 cup of Feverfew tea daily, preferably half an hour before sleeping at night.
- Capsules or pills – standardized feverfew extract
- The standard adult dose for feverfew supplementation is 100-300 mg of a feverfew supplement containing 0.2%-0.4% parthenolide, taken one to four times a day.
- Liquid extract
- Topical creams or lotions, less common and likely less effective