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  • noun organic chemistry A sesquiterpene lactone which occurs naturally in the plant feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium); used for the relief of migraine

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Examples

  • Take one 125 mg. capsule daily standardized to .2 percent parthenolide.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Take one 125 mg. capsule daily standardized to .2 percent parthenolide.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Take one 125 mg. capsule daily standardized to .2 percent parthenolide.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Take one 125 mg. capsule daily standardized to .2 percent parthenolide.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • The primary active ingredient in feverfew is parthenolide, which inhibits the release of chemicals in the body that can cause inflammation.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • The primary active ingredient in feverfew is parthenolide, which inhibits the release of chemicals in the body that can cause inflammation.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • The primary active ingredient in feverfew is parthenolide, which inhibits the release of chemicals in the body that can cause inflammation.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • The primary active ingredient in feverfew is parthenolide, which inhibits the release of chemicals in the body that can cause inflammation.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Any feverfew product should be standardized to contain at least 0.4 percent parthenolide.

    The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

  • It was speculated that perhaps the alcohol extract did not deliver the most active constituent of feverfew, parthenolide.

    The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000

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