Meadowsweet

BOTANICAL NAME: Filipendula ulmaria

COMMON NAME/S: meadowsweet, Queen-of-the-Meadow, Bridewort, Lady of the meadow

FAMILY: Rosaceae

MEDICINAL USE/S:
A very good digestive remedy which is indicated in many conditions of the digestive tract. The active constituents which act like aspirin help reduce fevers and relieve musculo-skeletal pain.

ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS:

THERAPEUTIC ACTION/S:

VETERINARY INDICATIONS:

INDICATIONS:

Volatile oil; containing salicylaldehyde, ethylsalicylate, methylsalicylate, meth-oxybenzaldehyde
Phenolic glycosides; spiraein, monotropin, gaultherin
Flavonoids: spiraeoside, rutin, hyperoside, avicularin, quercetin, kaempferol derivatives
Polyphenolics and other tannins, mainly hydrolysable
chalcones (unspecified), phenylcarboxylic acids, coumarin, Vit.C, tannins

Anti-rheumatic
anti-inflammatory
carminative
antacid
anti-emetic
astringent
antiulcerogenic
mild urinary antiseptic

Gastric ulceration
Prevention of ulceration in horses
Musculoskeletal pain

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Excess stomach acid
Nausea
Heartburn
Hyperacidity
Gastritis
Peptic ulceration
Diarrhoea
Fever
Musculoskeletal pain
Urinary disorders
Cervical dysplacia

CONTRA-INDICATIONS:
Salicylate sensitivity.

REFERENCES:
Hoffman, D. 1983, Holistic Herbal – A safe and practical guide to making and using herbal remedies, Thorsons, London.
Wynn, S. 2007, “Veterinary Herbal Medicine”, Mosby Inc, Missouri

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