Filipendula ulmaria
Botanical
name: Filipendula ulmaria
Family : Rosaceae
Common
name: spiraea ulmaria ,Hardhack, Meadow-sweet, Queen-of-the-meadow,
Dropwort
Part used: Root
Inside story
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The leaves and flowering stems are anti-inflammatory,
antiseptic, aromatic, astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic, stomachic and tonic.
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The flower head contains salicylic acid, from
which the drug aspirin can be synthesized.
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Combination of constituents in meadowsweet act
to protect the inner lining of the stomach and intestines.
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The herb is a valuable medicine in the
treatment of diarrhoea, indeed it is considered almost specific in the
treatment of children's diarrhoea.
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It is also considered to be a useful
stomachic, being used to treat hyperacidity, heartburn, gastritis and peptic
ulcers, for which it is one of the most effective plant remedies
Clinical
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Conscientiousness, morbid.
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Convulsions.
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Epilepsy.
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Hydrophobia.
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Oesophagus, stricture of.
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Ptosis.
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Urine, deposits in.
Indications
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Burning and pressure in oesophagus, feels
contracted but not made worse by swallowing.
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Relieves irritation of the urinary passages;
influences the prostate gland; checks gleet and prostatorrhœa; has been used
for eclampsia, epilepsy, and hydrophobia.
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Bites of mad animals.
Heat
in various parts
References
1. Boerricke W., HOMOEOPATHIC MATERIA MEDICA
2. Clarke, J. H, A DICTIONARY OF PRACTICAL MATERIA MEDICA
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