Meadowsweet

Bridewort; Dropwort; Filipendula ulmaria; Lady of the Meadow; Queen of the Meadow; Spirea; Spirea ulmaria

... Meadowsweet is taken by mouth to relieve the symptoms of the common cold. It contains chemicals known as tannins, which have a drying effect that may decrease congestion and mucus that is often associated with a cold. In addition, one of the other chemicals contained in meadowsweet is a salicylate, similar to but much weaker than a component of aspirin. Since meadowsweet contains a salicylate component, it is thought to reduce pain and fever, mildly. None of these uses have been documented by well-controlled clinical studies. ...

?Meadowsweet Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Divi ...