Alecost - Bible Leaf

Alecost - Bible Leaf

Tanacetum balsamita
Common names: costmary, alecost, balsam herb, bible leaf, or mint geranium.

Alecost [Tanacetum balsamita ]belongs to the Asteraceae family and Anthemideae tribe . Alecost is a perennial rhizomaceous plant with yellow tubular flowers representing typical appearance of Asteraceae flowers . This plant of Asian origin is widely grown in Europe and Asia .

Alecost has been used to flavor different kinds of food, cakes and drinks as well as in confectionery. For therapeutic purposes alecost and its preparations have been used as hepatoprotective, antimicrobial, antiallergenic, sedative, antiseptic, astringent, digestive, carminative and cardiotonic.

The disappointing thing about Feverfew is that, despite its excellent record for treating migraine, it’s little more than a glorified herbal aspirin: if you stop taking it, even years later, the migraines usually return.  Not so with Alecost! We find that using it at the heart of a migraine treatment, it can be  withdrawn a month or so after the dreaded headaches have subsided and there will be little or no relapse.

It works well to “kick-start” the treatment by combining it with Feverfew for the first week or two.However, it’s also useful to know that Alecost doesn’t appear to share Feverfew’s tendency to cause irritation of the mouth or stomach in sensitive individuals.

But that’s not all! Alecost is also a specific for hormonal headaches, particularly those suffered as part of PMS, in which role it appears near-infallible.  For those annoying headaches arising from too much or too little sleep, physical tension, or too much time at the computer, Alecost taken as a few drops every half hour or so will often suffice without resorting to pain-killers.  Lastly, like many headache remedies Alecost is a bitter aromatic, stimulating gastric and biliary secretion, working well as a carminative and with another  specific indication for nervous indigestion and “butterflies”.