Meadowsweet | Filipendula ulmaria

Meadowsweet is known by other names and it is known as Meadwort in Chaucer’s The Knight’s Tale and was used as an ingredient in a drink named save. It was strewn in churches for weddings and festivals so known as Bridewort and also made into bridal garlands. In Europe, it was named queen of meadow as it can monopolize low lying and damp meadow. The term ulmaria means elmlike mentioning an individual leaves that resemble elm. The plant has salicylic acid which is used as a painkiller. The word Filipendula was derived from filum meaning thread and pendulus meaning hanging.

Treats:

• Common cold
• Influenza
• IBS
• Inflammation
• Bacterial infections
• Toxin build-up
• Joint pain
• Gout
• Arthritis
• Rheumatism
• Eczema
• Psoriasis
• Acne
• Fever
• Diarrhea

Common names:

Bridewort, Meadsweet, Dolloff, Meadow-Wort, Meadow Queen, Queen of the Meadow, Spireaea ulmaria, Lady of the Meadow, Pride of the Meadow, Dollof, Bridewort, Meadsweet, European Meadowsweet, Double Lady of the Meadow

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