meadowsweet

Popular names: meadowsweet, oregano.

Meadowsweet [Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim.]Perennial herbaceous plant of the Rosaceae family, up to 150 cm high, with thin fibrous roots. The stem is erect, smooth, ribbed, leafy to the top. Leaves intermittently pinnately divided, with 2-3 pairs of ovate pointed serrate leaflets and with one apical larger leaflet divided into 3-5 lobes; glabrous, dark green above, white tomentose below. The flowers are yellow-white, creamy, small, collected in a loose panicle, fragrant. The fruit is a twisted naked one-seeded. Blossoms in May – June, fruits ripen in July – August. Distributed throughout the European part of the CIS, the Caucasus, Western and Eastern Siberia and Central Asia. Grows in wet and swampy meadows, mainly in floodplains, along the banks of lakes and other bodies of water, in thickets of shrubs, in black alder, birch,

COLLECTION AND DRYING OF RAW MATERIALS

For medicinal purposes, grass and meadowsweet flowers are used, sometimes roots. The rhizome with roots is dug up in autumn or early spring, shaken off the ground, cut off the aerial part and washed in cold water. Dry under a canopy or in a well-ventilated area, laying out in a thin layer. The shelf life of raw materials is 3 years. Leaves and flowers are harvested during the flowering period of plants, dried in the shade. Their shelf life is 1 year.

PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

The plant has a tonic, soothing, bactericidal, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, wound healing, choleretic, astringent, diuretic, diaphoretic and anthelmintic properties. Meadowsweet enhances the ability of the liver to neutralize toxic metabolic products.

APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINE

Roots. In folk medicine, a decoction is used as an antiulcer, sedative, astringent, wound healing and hemostatic agent; with dysentery, epilepsy, rheumatism, gout, inflammatory diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract; in the form of douching – with whites. Essence from a fresh root is used in homeopathy. Roots, inflorescences. In folk medicine, a decoction is used for hypertension, diseases of the nervous system, as an anthelmintic and to relieve spasm of internal organs. The aerial part. Decoction – with diarrhea. inflorescences. Powder (in the form of powders) – for wounds, burns, from diaper rash of the legs. Ointment (powder with fat obtained from fresh river fish) – for eczema. Wash your head with a decoction for better hair growth. Tea – as a diuretic for nephritis, diseases of the bladder, rheumatism, gout, as well as pain in the stomach.

DOSAGE FORMS, METHOD OF APPLICATION AND DOSES

♦ Decoction of meadowsweet roots: 1 teaspoon of crushed raw material is poured into 400 ml of hot water, boiled in a closed enamel bowl in a water bath for 30 minutes, filtered through 2-3 layers of hot gauze and brought to the initial volume with boiled water. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times every day after meals. For douching, a decoction is prepared at the rate of 20 g of roots per 1 liter of boiling water. 3 layers of gauze and bring the volume of boiled water to the original. Take 1-2 tablespoons 3 times every day before meals. ♦ Infusion of grass with meadowsweet flowers: 1 teaspoon of raw materials is poured into 200 ml of boiling water, insisted in a sealed container for 2 hours, then filtered. Take 1 tablespoon 2 hours before meals. ♦ Infusion of grass with meadowsweet flowers: 1 tablespoon of raw material is poured into 500 ml of boiled water, left in a closed vessel overnight, filtered in the morning. Take 1/4 cup 4 times every day before meals. ♦ Infusion of meadowsweet flowers: 1 tablespoon of raw materials is poured into 400 ml of boiling water, insisted for 3 hours in a sealed container, then filtered. Take 2 tablespoons after 2 hours. ♦ Meadowsweet flower tea: prepared from a proportion of 15 g of raw materials per 1 liter of water. ♦ Meadowsweet herb ointment: 5 g of herb powder, 9 g of vaseline and 6 g of lanolin are thoroughly mixed. It is used for burns and skin diseases. ♦ Meadowsweet root ointment: 20 g of well-ground powder is gradually mixed with 100 g of petroleum jelly. The affected areas of the skin are lubricated 1-2 times every day. 1 tablespoon of raw materials is poured into 500 ml of boiled water, left in a closed vessel overnight, filtered in the morning. Take 1/4 cup 4 times every day before meals. ♦ Infusion of meadowsweet flowers: 1 tablespoon of raw materials is poured into 400 ml of boiling water, insisted for 3 hours in a sealed container, then filtered. Take 2 tablespoons after 2 hours. ♦ Meadowsweet flower tea: prepared from a proportion of 15 g of raw materials per 1 liter of water. ♦ Meadowsweet herb ointment: 5 g of herb powder, 9 g of vaseline and 6 g of lanolin are thoroughly mixed. It is used for burns and skin diseases. ♦ Meadowsweet root ointment: 20 g of well-ground powder is gradually mixed with 100 g of petroleum jelly. The affected areas of the skin are lubricated 1-2 times every day. 1 tablespoon of raw materials is poured into 500 ml of boiled water, left in a closed vessel overnight, filtered in the morning. Take 1/4 cup 4 times every day before meals. ♦ Infusion of meadowsweet flowers: 1 tablespoon of raw materials is poured into 400 ml of boiling water, insisted for 3 hours in a sealed container, then filtered. Take 2 tablespoons after 2 hours. ♦ Meadowsweet flower tea: prepared from a proportion of 15 g of raw materials per 1 liter of water. ♦ Meadowsweet herb ointment: 5 g of herb powder, 9 g of vaseline and 6 g of lanolin are thoroughly mixed. It is used for burns and skin diseases. ♦ Meadowsweet root ointment: 20 g of well-ground powder is gradually mixed with 100 g of petroleum jelly. The affected areas of the skin are lubricated 1-2 times every day. Take 1/4 cup 4 times every day before meals. ♦ Infusion of meadowsweet flowers: 1 tablespoon of raw materials is poured into 400 ml of boiling water, insisted for 3 hours in a sealed container, then filtered. Take 2 tablespoons after 2 hours. ♦ Meadowsweet flower tea: prepared from a proportion of 15 g of raw materials per 1 liter of water. ♦ Meadowsweet herb ointment: 5 g of herb powder, 9 g of vaseline and 6 g of lanolin are thoroughly mixed. It is used for burns and skin diseases. ♦ Meadowsweet root ointment: 20 g of well-ground powder is gradually mixed with 100 g of petroleum jelly. The affected areas of the skin are lubricated 1-2 times every day. Take 1/4 cup 4 times every day before meals. ♦ Infusion of meadowsweet flowers: 1 tablespoon of raw materials is poured into 400 ml of boiling water, insisted for 3 hours in a sealed container, then filtered. Take 2 tablespoons after 2 hours. ♦ Meadowsweet flower tea: prepared from a proportion of 15 g of raw materials per 1 liter of water. ♦ Meadowsweet herb ointment: 5 g of herb powder, 9 g of vaseline and 6 g of lanolin are thoroughly mixed. It is used for burns and skin diseases. ♦ Meadowsweet root ointment: 20 g of well-ground powder is gradually mixed with 100 g of petroleum jelly. The affected areas of the skin are lubricated 1-2 times every day. ♦ Meadowsweet herb ointment: 5 g of grass powder, 9 g of vaseline and 6 g of lanolin are thoroughly mixed. It is used for burns and skin diseases. ♦ Meadowsweet root ointment: 20 g of well-ground powder is gradually mixed with 100 g of petroleum jelly. The affected areas of the skin are lubricated 1-2 times every day. ♦ Meadowsweet herb ointment: 5 g of grass powder, 9 g of vaseline and 6 g of lanolin are thoroughly mixed. It is used for burns and skin diseases. ♦ Meadowsweet root ointment: 20 g of well-ground powder is gradually mixed with 100 g of petroleum jelly. The affected areas of the skin are lubricated 1-2 times every day.

APPLICATIONS IN OTHER FIELDS

Leaves and flowers can serve as a tea substitute. In the Caucasus, young leaves and buds are eaten as a vitamin salad. The plant is suitable for tanning light and heavy leathers. Black and yellow paint is obtained from the plant. Feed for wild animals. Good honey plant, gives nectar and pollen.

TASTY TIPS

Apple compote with meadowsweet.

Boil apples prepared for compote (40 g) in water (200 ml) for 15 minutes, put washed and chopped rhizomes of meadowsweet (5 g) into the compote in a gauze bag and cook for another 3-5 minutes. Add sugar (25 g), citric acid, bring to a boil, cool.

Tincture with meadowsweet.

Fresh meadowsweet flowers (30 g) pour vodka (0.5 l), add sugar (10 g) and infuse for 10-12 days. Strain, chill before serving.

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