Contains: Filipendula ulmaria (Meadowsweet)- 20% Discount
100mls = 1 week's supply
How to take: 2.5ml in a little water 2 times daily
Also known as: Bridewort, Dropwort, Filipendula, Lady of the Meadow, Meadow Queen, Meadow-Wort, Queen of the Meadow, Spiraeae Flos, Spireae Herba.
Scientific Name: Filipendula ulmaria, Filipendula spiraea.
Family: Rosaceae.
Parts used: Flowers, stems, leaves.
Traditional use.
Meadowsweet is used for colds, bronchitis, dyspepsia, heartburn, peptic ulcer disease, and rheumatic disorders including gout. It is also used as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic for acute cystitis.
Safety.
There are no safety concerns when used appropriately. (4) One case report on the use of a blend of herbs including meadowsweet has been reported in a child presenting with bleeding from the upper digestive system.(15)
As tannins precipitate proteins it is suggested that it is taken between meals if you have a low protein diet. This also applies to tea, red wine and dark chocolate. I have not witnessed any such concerns in clinical practice. Theoretically salicylates may be associated with Reyes syndrome although no cases have been reported with meadowsweet.
Pregnancy:Consult a medical herbalist.
Breastfeeding; Consult a medical herbalist.
Constituents.
Volatile oils containing salicylaldehyde, ethylsalicylate, methylsalicylate, methoxybenzaldehyde and others.
Phenolic glycosides; spirein, monotropitin (gaultherin), these are the primeverosides of salicyl aldehyde and methyl methyl salicylate.; also isosalicin.
Flavonoids; spiraeoside, rutin, quercitin, hyperoside, avicularin.
Tannins (polyphenols); mainly hydrolysable tannins.
Miscellaneous; phenylcarboxylic acids, traces of coumarin, ascorbic acid (vitamin C).
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