Botanical Index No. 683

Meadowsweet

filipendula ulmaria

Medicinal Actions

peptic, Analgesic, Antiaggregant, Antibacterial, Anticapillary Fragility, Anticarcinogenic, Anticomplement, Antiinflammatory, Antipyretic, Antirheumatic, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Antithrombic, Antitumor, Antiulcer, Astringent, Bronchospastic, CNS Depressant, Deodorant, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Elastase Inhibitor, Enterotonic, Fibrinolytic, Mucoprotective, Myorelaxant, Sedative, Stomachic, Tonic, Urinary Antiseptic, Uricosuric, Uterotonic

Primary Conditions Treated

Fever Flu Gastrosis Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Gout Gravel Halitosis Headache Heart Heartburn Hematoma Hepatosis Hoarseness Hyperacidity Infection Inflammation Insomnia Kidney Stone Leukorrhea Melancholy Menorrhagia Mucososis Myalgia Nephrosis Nervousness Neuralgia Old Age Pain Phlegm Puerperium Pulmonosis Pyelosis Respirosis Rheumatism Sinusosis Sore Throat Sprain Stomachache Stone Strain Strangury Swelling Tapeworm Thrombosis Toothache Tumor Ulcer UTI Vaginosis Vertigo Water Retention Worm Antacid Hemostat Immunomodulator Vulnerary Acne Ague Arthrosis Ascites Bacteria Bladder Stone Bleeding Blennorrhea Bronchosis Bruise Cancer Capillary Fragility Cardiopathy Catarrh Cellulitis Cervical Dysplasia Cholecystosis Cold Congestion Contusion Cough Cramp Cystosis Debility Dermatosis Diarrhea Dropsy Dysmenorrhea Dyspepsia Dyspnea Eczema Edema Enterosis Epilepsy

General Dosage

1–2 tsp flowers in tea several ×/day; 1 tbsp flowers/cup, 1–2 cups in morning; 2.5–3.5 g flowers; 2–4 ml liquid flower extract; 4–5 g herb; 4–6 g herb, or in tea, 3 ×/day; 1.5–6 ml liquid herb extract 3 ×/day; 2–4 ml herb tincture 3 ×/day.

Safety & Contraindications

Class 1. “Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages”. For the flower, Commission E reports hypersensitivity to salicylates. Overdosage might cause gastric distress and queasiness. In view of the lack of toxicological data, excessive use, especially during lactation and pregnancy, should be avoided. Contraindicated with aspirin or salicylate allergy due to potential for cross-reactivity. Individuals with aspirin hypersensitivity, asthma, diabetes, gout, hemophilia, hepatosis, hypothrombinemia, nephrosis, and peptic ulcers should be cautious with salicylates. Alcohol, barbiturates, and oral sedatives may potentiate salicylate toxicity. Beware of salicylate interaction with oral anticoagulants, methotrexate, metoclopramide, phenytoin, pronebecid, spironolactone, and valproate. Salicylates excreted in breast milk reportedly can cause macular rashes in breast-fed babies. Avoid use during viral infections.

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