Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria

The behavioural responses of adult female western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis, to volatiles from meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), bay laurel and sage (Salvia officinalis) were investigated in laboratory bioassays by Chermenskaya et al. (2001). Volatiles collected by entrainment of a solvent extract of F. ulmaria were more attractive than was the original extract. F. occidentalis also was attracted significantly to volatiles from L. nobilis and S. officinalis. Analysis by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry identified 1,8-cineole (euca-lyptol) as one of the main volatile components of all three plant species. In coupled... 

Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria Bridewort, queen-of-the meadow... 

Pond-edge flowering plants provide nectar for butterflies, bees, and other insects. Examples are marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), ragged robin (Lychnis flos-cuculi), and meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria). 

Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria) is a common wild plant in Britain, Europe, and North America that also contains salicin, but it is not as potent as willow bark which has a higher salicin content. Its primary medicinal actions are antirheumatic, anti-inflammatory, carminative, antacid, antiemetic, astringent, and diuretic. The flower buds of meadowsweet are the source for salicin and methyl salicylate. Ingestion of the flower buds in a tea results in the breakdown of salicin to salicylic acid. Nicholas Culpeper, a seventeenth-century English pharmacist, mentioned the use of meadowsweet flower buds to help break fevers and promote sweating during a cold or flu. 

Kudriashov, B.A., I.M. Ammosova, L.A. Liapina, et al. 1991. Heparin from the meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria) and its properties. Izv. Akad. Nauk. SSSR Biol. 6 939-943. 

Salicylic acid was first prepared in pure form from meadowsweet—Filipendula ulmaria (family Rosaceae) in 1838. It was first synthesised by the German chemist Kolbe in 1860. The subsequent synthesis of acetylsalicylic acid in 1899 by the Bayer Company resulted in aspirin. 

Aspirin Salicylate Analgesic, anti-inflammatory Salix alba (white willow tree) and Filipendula ulmaria (meadowsweet)... 

MEADOWSWEET Spiraeae herba, Spiraeas flos, is obtained from Filipendula ulmaria L., belonging to the family Rosaceae. 

Meadowsweet extract. See Meadowsweet (Spiraea ulmaria) extract Meadowsweet (Spiraea ulmaria) extract CAS 84775-57-5 EINECS/ELINCS 283-886-3 Synonyms Drupwort extract Filipendula ulmaria extract Meadowsweet extract Queen of the meadow extract Spiraea extract Spiraea ulmaria Spiraea ulmaria extract Definition Extract of Spiraea ulmaria Uses Botanical in cosmetics, as antidote for infections, externally for wounds and eye Inflammations provides cell renewal and stimulatory props, for poultices Manuf./Distrib. Bio-Botanica http //www.bio-botanica.com, Grau Aromatics http //www.grau-aromatics. de Trade Name Synonyms Actiphyte of Queen-of-the-Meadow cone. [Active Organics http //www.activeorganics.com], NAB Queen of the Prairie Extract [Arch Personal Care Prods. http //www. archchemicals, com]... 

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