inal herbs, but we managed to
cultivate the plant successfully
on a small scale," he said.
When Brenda and Harry
Smith, a retired British couple,
came to his office in 1992, to talk
about growing herbs in Israel,
they were pleasantly surprised
to discover a fellow enthusiast.
Christian Zionists who had spent
many summers volunteering at
Kibbutz Kfar Hanassi, the
Smiths decided to settle in near-
by Rosh Pina in 1984 so they
could work in the kibbutz every
day.
Roy Bouskila, managing di-
, rector of Galilee Herbal Indus-
tries, "was looking for new
business ideas for the kibbutz"
and Professor Palevitch's sug-
gestion that they seek the Vol-
cani Institute's knowhow to
cultivate feverfew was, said Mr.
. Bouskila, "very appealing. It's not
just an industrial product.
There's an ideology behind it."
So, using research information
on sowing time and method,
growing methods, harvest
regime, etc., and with the help of
the Smiths, the kibbutz is now
growing feverfew on 60 dunams
"Feverfew helped
in terms of intensity
and frequency."
— Professor Dan Palevitch
of land. "Our field is the largest
in the world," Mr. Bouskila said.
Grown organically, the kibbutz
product migraleaf has the high-
est percentage of parthenolide
(the active ingredient) on the
market. Parthenolide inhibits the
production of prostaglandin that
constrict the blood vessels, caus-
ing headaches. It also effects the
release of serotonin (a natural
tranquilizer) from human blood.
Unlike most feverfew products
which, according to a study in the
November 1991 issue of The
Journal of Natural Products, con-
thin less than the recommend-
ed minimum .2 percent of
parthenolide, Migraleaf contains
some .45 percent. (Two capsules
are recommended before every
meal).
But no medical claim can be
made on the label of a feverfew
product because it is considered
a food supplement.
"A purchaser can't tell the dif-
ference between feverfew prod-
ucts from the label, Mr. Bouskila
said." Companies are not re-
quired to indicate the percentage
of active ingredient. We wish they
were. Each batch of Migraleaf is
chemically analyzed to ensure
both 100 percent purity and the
required level of active ingredi-
ent."
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