Meadowsweet for Pain Relief: Historic Herbal Remedy that Still Works

Posted by Rhea Humann, CH | Practical Herbalism |
Meadowsweet is a gorgeous flowering shrub that grows in damp areas like swamps and the woods. It grows tiny toothy leaves and happy colorful flowers. It was used by our European and east Asian ancestors as a painkiller and gut soother. So it should not surprise you to learn it's the base of our modern analgesic aspirin! In the early to mid-1800s scientists and medicine-men were seeking a remedy for anything from the common flu to the plague ,and that’s when they found our friend Meadowsweet to be effective.
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Rhea Humann is a certified herbalist and small business owner based in Portland, OR. She graduated from the Bellebuono School of Herbal Medicine which is an American Herbal Guild recognized educational program. She owns and operates an online apothecary called the Persistent Pestle where she crafts herbal remedies for everyday ailments and takes consultation clients who work one-on-one with her to create holistic health kits that are tailor-made to each person’s unique situation. She is passionate about science-based herbal medicine and spreading well-studied information in practical, hands-on ways. She also has a patreon and podcast called Of The Hearth where she teaches about earth-based spirituality and other alternative healing modalities. Rhea is also a published essayist who has been featured on HerbMentor, Rosalee De la Foret’s online herbal education site, and is a copyeditor for Nick Polizzi at the Sacred Science. Link: www.pdxpestle.com Follow her on: IG @pdxpestle Patreon www.patreon.com/ofthehearth FB: The Persistent Pestle