| Common Names | Mead Wort, Meadowsweet |
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| Locations | Epirus Gramos Pindos |
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| Contraindications | Plant's consumption must be avoided from patients with salicylate sensitivity and from children under sixteen years of age, due to the rare but possible occurrence of Reye's syndrome. Also, must be avoided the simultaneous administration of the plant with other anticoagulants. |
| Active Substance | mucus quercetin carbohydrates vitamin C coumarins Spireine (salicylaldehyde) essential oil which contains methyl salicylate and other salicylate compounds avicularin (flavonoid glycosides) spireoside (phenolic glycosides) tannins (10%) herbal dye |
| Active Substance Plant Part | leaves leaves Aboveground parts |
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| Features Description | Filipendula ulmaria is a perennial plant, growing from 60 to 130cm, with pinnate, green leaves and small, white, fragrant flowers. The flowering lasts from July to August and the harvesting takes place from July to September |
| Method Administration | The plant is administered for its gastroprotective and antacid actions in the form of herbal tea (2 spoons of the dried herb in a cup of boiled water, 3 times a day) and in the form of tincture (1: 5 parts of ethanol 45% and dried herb, 1-4mL 3 times a day ), which has stronger action than the herbal tea.Warning: The use of herb preparations is not recommended without seeking advice from your physician or pharmacist. The substances they contain may interact with the subscribed drugs that the patient already takes, thus eliminating their therapeutic efficacy or inducing toxicity. They may also burden further weakened vital functions of the body thus exposing the patient to increased morbidity and life threatened conditions. |
| Pharmacological Info | The herbal tea has anti-rheumatic, diuretic, antiinflammatory, antiemetic, spasmolytic, astringent and sudorific properties. It is recommended for its gastroprotective and antacid actions and it is used for the treatment of acid indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis, diarrhea and gastric ulcers. Also, it is administered against neuralgia, arthritis and rheumatism. It is applied externally to the skin for the treatment of bruises, sprains and skin inflammation. |
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| References | http://www.anniesremedy.com/herb_detail134.php#Cautions http://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/meadowsweet-filipendula-ulmaria.html http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-108-meadowsweet.aspx?activeingredientid=108&activeingredientname=meadowsweet http://www.drugs.com/npc/meadowsweet.html http://www.seedaholic.com/filipendula-ulmaria.html https://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/meadow28.html |
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