Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) is a flowering plant, in the family Asteraceae; related to the daisy. It is also related to tansy, chrysanthemum and chamomile. It is originally from southeastern Europe, but now grows throughout Europe, North America and Australia. It is a perennial that does best 
in full sun.
Historically, it has been used for migraine headaches, but may also be useful for rheumatoid arthritis. It has been used by the ancient Greeks for menstrual cramps; and had been used traditionally as a “woman’s herb”.
One of the active ingredients in feverfew is parthenolide, which has Parthenolide is a sesquiterpene lactone of the germacranolide class. It has interested researchers for possible hindrance of cancer cells
