Filipendula ulmaria

Filipendula ulmaria

Botanical name: Filipendula ulmaria

Family : Rosaceae

Common name: spiraea ulmaria ,Hardhack, Meadow-sweet, Queen-of-the-meadow, Dropwort

Habitat :  Native throughout most of Europe and Western Asia 

Part used: Root

 Inside story

·         The leaves and flowering stems are anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, aromatic, astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic, stomachic and tonic.

·         The flower head contains salicylic acid, from which the drug aspirin can be synthesized.

·         Combination of constituents in meadowsweet act to protect the inner lining of the stomach and intestines.

·         The herb is a valuable medicine in the treatment of diarrhoea, indeed it is considered almost specific in the treatment of children's diarrhoea.

·         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

·         Conscientiousness, morbid.

·         Convulsions.

·         Epilepsy.

·         Hydrophobia.

·         Oesophagus, stricture of.

·         Ptosis.

·         Urine, deposits in.

Indications

·         Burning and pressure in oesophagus, feels contracted but not made worse by swallowing.

·         Relieves irritation of the urinary passages; influences the prostate gland; checks gleet and prostatorrhœa; has been used for eclampsia, epilepsy, and hydrophobia.

·         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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4.       Shehab, Abdulla et al. "Ammi Visnaga In Treatment Of Urolithiasis And Hypertriglyceridemia".Pharmacognosy Research 7.4 (2015): 397. Web. 12 Jan. 2016.

5.       Vanachayangkul, P. et al. "An Aqueous Extract Of Ammi Visnaga Fruits And Its Constituents Khellin And Visnagin Prevent Cell Damage Caused By Oxalate In Renal Epithelial Cells". Phytomedicine 17.8-9 (2010): 653-658. Web. 12 Jan. 2016.