Queen of the Meadow

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Queen of the Meadow has been a popular medicinal in European herbology since the Middle Ages (in fact, it was one of the sacred herbs used by the ancient Celtic Druids), and it remains a prominent natural pain remedy among European herbalists.

But why is it called an "herbal aspirin"? Well, the mighty aspirin owes its name to this humble botanical. Around the mid-1800s, the primary pain-relieving, anti-inflammatory compound, salicylic acid, was isolated from the herbs Queen of the Meadow and White Willow bark . The Bayer Drug Company, later synthesized the chemical, acetylsalicylic acid, based on this natural compound and named it Aspirin ("a" (for acetyl) and "spirin" (from the herb's genus name, Spiraea).

But does it have the same applications as aspirin?

Current Traditional Uses: Queen of the Meadow offers a gentle approach to pain relief and inflammatory conditions. Therefore, you would not expect the same results from taking one herbal capsule as you would from taking one aspirin, which may contain a minimum of 300mg of the chemical acetylsalicylic acid. But for the person who wants relief for mild to moderate pain, but don't want the stomach upsets and other side-effects of pharmaceutical preparations, Queen of the Meadow may be just what you're aching for.

Queen of the Meadow's traditional uses in both Western herbal and Ayurvedic medicine include:

Arthritic and rheumatic pains

Feverish colds

Acid indigestion and heartburn

Ulcers(Surprised! The herbal reference, The Green Pharmacy explains: "While pure salicylates- the active compounds in Queen of the Meadow- do indeed cause ulcers, whole Queen of the Meadow helps prevent and treat them despite its salicylate content. Other compounds in whole Queen of the Meadow...give it an anti-ulcer effect.")

Urinary tract infections

Do you want to include Queen of the Meadow into your pain management plan? Talk it over with your doctor. Some have found that incorporating natural pain-relieving remedies in their treatment program allows them to limit and/or significantly reduce their use of pharmaceutical drugs. But do so only under the supervision of your knowledgeable healthcare professional.

Suzi

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