Friday, May 15, 2009

Ingredients: Feverfew


FEVERFEW/(fee-vuhr-fyoo)/n./ 1. A short perennial that is native to southeastern Europe and gives off a strong and bitter odor; /n./ 2. A member of the sunflower family, also called Tanacetum parthenium, used for centuries in European folk medicine as a remedy for headaches, arthritis, and fever; /n./ 3. An increasingly popular anti-inflammatory ingredient that has been shown to effectively soothe irritated skin, e.g., “Get the red out with feverfew and say goodbye to blotchiness.”

Try it: Aveeno Ultra-Calming Night Cream with feverfew, $16.79, www.drugstore.com.



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