Plant Comparison

Dropwort vs White clover

A side-by-side comparison of two medicinal plants — every documented constituent, action, use, safety note and cited source, assembled automatically from the Omnia Sana database.

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Plant ADropwortFilipendula vulgarisRosaceaeFull monograph →
Plant BWhite cloverTrifolium repensFabaceaeFull monograph →

At a glance

Dropwort and White clover: they share 8 indicated uses (cancer (anticancer research), inflammation (general), arthritis / joint pain, …); 6 pharmacological actions in common.

DropwortWhite clover
Constituents53
Pharmacological actions1111
Indicated uses1415
Safety notes32
Cited sources1733
Indicated uses
Only Dropwort
Pain (general)DiarrhoeaIndigestionMemoryAnxietyUrinary support
Shared (8)
Cancer (anticancer research)Inflammation (general)Arthritis / joint painLiver supportWoundsInfection (general)Cognitive functionKidney support
Only White clover
BruisingCold & fluImmune supportMenstrual crampsMuscle spasmSkin irritationBlood sugar / diabetes support
Pharmacological actions
Only Dropwort
Analgesic (pain relief)Anti-rheumatic / anti-arthriticGastroprotectiveAstringentAnxiolytic / calming
Shared (6)
AntioxidantAnti-inflammatoryAntimicrobialHepatoprotective (liver support)Neuroprotective / cognition supportAnticancer (preclinical)
Only White clover
AntispasmodicImmunomodulator / immune supportVulnerary (wound healing)Nephroprotective (kidney support)Antidiabetic (blood-sugar lowering)

Evidence face-off — shared uses

ConditionDropwortWhite cloverVerdict
Cancer (anticancer research)2/102/10Comparable evidence
Inflammation (general)2/102/10Comparable evidence
Arthritis / joint pain2/101/10Comparable evidence
Liver support2/102/10Comparable evidence
Wounds2/107/10Stronger for White clover
Infection (general)2/102/10Comparable evidence
Cognitive function2/102/10Comparable evidence
Kidney support2/102/10Comparable evidence

Evidence scores (1–10) are computed from the tier of each cited source. “Comparable” means the two scores are within one point. Follow a score to its detailed sources.

Key Constituents

Flavonol glycosides[1, 4]

Flavonol glycosides including spiraeoside (quercetin 4'-O-glucoside), hyperoside, rutin and kaempferol derivatives - the signature Filipendula flavonoids.

FlavonoidsQuercetinKaempferolRutinGlycosides
Hydrolysable tannins[1, 7]

Ellagitannins and gallotannins (astringent constituents), giving the traditional astringent/antidiarrhoeal action.

TanninsGallic acidEllagic acidPhenolic compounds
Phenolic acids[1, 8]

Gallic, caffeic, chlorogenic and ferulic acids; antioxidant.

Phenolic acidsGallic acidCaffeic acidChlorogenic acidFerulic acid
Condensed tannins / proanthocyanidins[6]

Catechin-based condensed tannins.

ProanthocyanidinsCatechinsTannins
Salicylate essential oil[3, 10]

Flower volatile oil dominated by salicylaldehyde, with methyl salicylate - the salicylate character shared with meadowsweet and willow, underlying the anti-inflammatory/analgesic and antimicrobial effects.

Essential (volatile) oilPhenolic compounds
Isoflavones[32]

Phytoestrogenic isoflavones, present at lower levels than in red clover.

Flavonoids
Cyanogenic glycosides (trace)[30]

Present in small amounts; not significant in normal food or tea use.

Glycosides
Phenolic acids and flavonoids[32]

Contribute to antioxidant activity.

Phenolic acidsFlavonoids

Pharmacological Actions

Antioxidant[1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 16]
Anti-inflammatory[1, 2, 3]
Analgesic (pain relief)[3]

Antihyperalgesic in a rat inflammatory-pain model (salicylate-mediated).

Anti-rheumatic / anti-arthritic[2, 3]

Traditional use for rheumatic/arthritic pain, consistent with salicylate content and analgesic/anti-inflammatory activity.

Gastroprotective[2]
Antimicrobial[6, 9, 10]
Hepatoprotective (liver support)[5]

Protective against carbon-tetrachloride liver injury in rats.

Astringent[1, 7]

Hydrolysable-tannin astringency underlying traditional antidiarrhoeal and wound/gargle use.

Neuroprotective / cognition support[8, 12, 13, 14]

Nootropic and brain-bioenergetic effects in animal models (Russian traditional nervous-system use).

Anxiolytic / calming[15]
Anticancer (preclinical)[11]

Dropwort extract restrained the YAP/TAZ/TEAD oncogenic axis in mesothelioma (preclinical).

Anti-inflammatory[1, 2, 5, 6, 22, 28, 30, 31, 32]
Antioxidant[1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 28, 30, 31, 32]
Antispasmodic[30, 31, 32]

Antispasmodic (cramp easing)

Immunomodulator / immune support[2, 30, 31, 32]
Vulnerary (wound healing)[1, 7, 13, 30, 31, 32]
Nephroprotective (kidney support)[4]
Anticancer (preclinical)[3, 10]
Hepatoprotective (liver support)[9]
Antimicrobial[12, 18, 22, 26, 28]
Antidiabetic (blood-sugar lowering)[10, 20]
Neuroprotective / cognition support[22, 23]

Traditional & Indicated Uses

Cancer (anticancer research)[11]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from anticancer action

Evidence: 2
Label: Cancer (anticancer research)
Inflammation (general)[1, 2]Traditional · 2/10
Evidence: 2
Label: Inflammation (general)
Pain (general)[3]Traditional · 2/10

Antihyperalgesic activity.

Evidence: 2
Label: Pain (general)
Arthritis / joint pain[3]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from anti-rheumatic / analgesic action (salicylates)

Evidence: 2
Label: Arthritis / joint pain
Diarrhoea[2, 7]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from astringent (tannin) action and traditional use

Evidence: 2
Label: Diarrhoea
Indigestion[2]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from gastroprotective action

Evidence: 2
Label: Indigestion
Liver support[5]Traditional · 2/10

Hepatoprotective in animal models.

Evidence: 2
Label: Liver support
Wounds[6, 10]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from astringent/antimicrobial action and traditional wound-wash use

Evidence: 2
Label: Wounds
Infection (general)[9, 10]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from antimicrobial action

Evidence: 2
Label: Infection (general)
Memory[12, 13]Traditional · 2/10

Nootropic (cognition-enhancing) activity in animals.

Evidence: 2
Label: Memory
Cognitive function[12, 14]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from nootropic/neuroprotective action

Evidence: 2
Label: Cognitive function
Anxiety[15]Traditional · 2/10

Anxiolytic in experimental models.

Evidence: 2
Label: Anxiety
Urinary support[2]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from traditional kidney/bladder 'gravel' use

Evidence: 2
Label: Urinary support
Kidney support[2]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from traditional urinary/gravel use

Evidence: 2
Label: Kidney support
Arthritis / joint pain[30, 31, 32]Traditional · 1/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 1
Label: Arthritis / joint pain
Bruising[30, 31, 32]Traditional · 1/10

inferred from vulnerary action

Evidence: 1
Label: Bruising
Cancer (anticancer research)[3, 10]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from anticancer action

Evidence: 2
Label: Cancer (anticancer research)
Cold & flu[30, 31, 32]Traditional · 1/10

inferred from immunomodulator action

Evidence: 1
Label: Cold & flu
Immune support[30, 31, 32]Traditional · 1/10
Evidence: 1
Label: Immune support
Inflammation (general)[6, 30, 31, 32]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 2
Label: Inflammation (general)
Menstrual cramps[30, 31, 32]Traditional · 1/10

inferred from antispasmodic action

Evidence: 1
Label: Menstrual cramps
Muscle spasm[30, 31, 32]Traditional · 1/10

inferred from antispasmodic action

Evidence: 1
Label: Muscle spasm
Skin irritation[30, 31, 32]Traditional · 1/10

inferred from anti-inflammatory action

Evidence: 1
Label: Skin irritation
Wounds[1, 7, 13, 30, 31, 32]Good · 7/10

inferred from vulnerary action

Evidence: 7
Label: Wounds
Kidney support[4]Traditional · 2/10
Evidence: 2
Label: Kidney support
Liver support[9]Traditional · 2/10
Evidence: 2
Label: Liver support
Blood sugar / diabetes support[10, 20]Traditional · 2/10
Evidence: 2
Label: Blood sugar / diabetes support
Infection (general)[12, 18, 22, 26]Traditional · 2/10

inferred from antimicrobial action

Evidence: 2
Label: Infection (general)
Cognitive function[22, 23]Traditional · 2/10
Evidence: 2
Label: Cognitive function

Safety, Cautions & Contraindications

Safety note[3, 10]Caution

Dropwort contains salicylate compounds (salicylaldehyde, methyl salicylate), as in meadowsweet and willow. Avoid in salicylate or aspirin sensitivity, and use caution alongside anticoagulant or antiplatelet medicines. As with other salicylate-containing plants, avoid in children with viral illness (theoretical Reye's syndrome risk).

Safety noteCaution

Safety in pregnancy and breastfeeding has not been established; avoid medicinal doses during pregnancy and lactation.

Safety note[7, 16]Info

Generally well tolerated in traditional amounts; genotoxicity testing of dropwort extracts found them non-genotoxic and antigenotoxic (DNA-protective) at the doses studied.

Safety note[30, 31, 32]Caution

Generally very safe as a food and in moderate herbal use. Cyanogenic glucosides present in very small amounts — not significant in normal food or tea use. Isoflavones are phytoestrogens (as in red clover) — same precautions apply in hormone-sensitive conditions. Well tolerated by most people.

Safety note[30, 31, 32, 33]Info

Duke (2002) does not include a dedicated entry for white clover (Trifolium repens) in the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, Second Edition.

External Ids

Gbif: 2988069
Wikidata: Q148961
Gbif: 5358748
Wikidata: Q148675

Synonyms

Filipendula hexapetala, Spiraea filipendula

Not documented

Botanical Description

Erect perennial herb of the rose family, 20-80 cm tall, growing from a short rootstock whose fibrous roots bear characteristic small tuber-like swellings (the 'drop-wort' beads). The leaves are mostly in a basal rosette and are distinctive: long, fern-like and interruptedly pinnate, with many (up to 20+ pairs) small, deeply toothed leaflets. Small creamy-white flowers, often pink-tinged in bud and 6-petalled, are borne in an irregular terminal cyme. Unlike its sibling meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) of wet ground, dropwort grows in dry calcareous grassland.[1, 6]

Height: 20-80 cm
Habit: Erect perennial herb from a short rootstock bearing small root tubers
Leaves: Mostly a basal rosette; long, fern-like, interruptedly pinnate with many (to 20+ pairs) small, deeply toothed leaflets
Flowers: Creamy-white, often pink-tinged in bud, 6-petalled, in an irregular terminal cyme; faintly scented
Stem: Erect, slender, little-branched and nearly leafless above the basal rosette
Root: Fibrous roots bearing characteristic small tuber-like swellings ('dropwort' beads)
Fruit: A cluster of small, straight, hairy achenes
Flowering Period: May-August

Low, creeping perennial herb rooting at the nodes, with trifoliate leaves, each leaflet oval and often marked with a pale chevron. Rounded white (sometimes pink-tinged) flower heads are borne on long stalks above the foliage.[30]

Height: 5-15 cm (creeping, flower stalks slightly taller)
Habit: Low, creeping, mat-forming perennial herb
Leaves: Trifoliate, each leaflet oval, often marked with a pale chevron
Flowers: Rounded white (sometimes pink-tinged) heads of small pea-like flowers on long stalks
Stem: Creeping, rooting at the nodes
Root: Fibrous roots with nitrogen-fixing nodules
Fruit: Small pod containing 3-4 seeds
Flowering Period: May-October

Habitat

Dry, unimproved calcareous (chalk and limestone) grassland, meadows, roadside banks and open scrub. Native across most of Europe, western Asia and North Africa. Unlike meadowsweet (F. ulmaria), which grows in wet meadows and beside water, dropwort is a plant of dry ground.[1]

Grows in lawns, pastures, meadows and grassy waste ground; native to Europe and western Asia and now naturalised worldwide, including as a common lawn and forage plant.[30]

Harvesting

The flowering tops and aerial parts are gathered in summer while in flower; the fern-like leaves and the small root tubers are also used. The material is dried for infusions and decoctions.[2]

Parts: Flower, Aerial parts, Root, Leaf
Season: Aerial parts and flowers in summer (May-August); roots and tubers in autumn

Flowering heads and leaves are picked through the flowering season and dried in a warm, shaded, airy place.[30]

Parts: Flower, Leaf
Season: May-October

Traditional Uses

Dropwort shares much of the European folk-medicine history of its sibling meadowsweet. The salicylate- and tannin-rich herb has been used as an astringent and anti-inflammatory remedy for diarrhoea and other gastrointestinal complaints, for rheumatic and arthritic pain, for kidney and bladder 'gravel' and urinary complaints, and as a wound and mouth wash. In Serbian and Balkan ethnomedicine the flowers and roots are used; Russian traditional medicine uses dropwort extracts as a nootropic and calming remedy for the nervous system.[2, 12, 15]

White clover has a folk tradition, similar to but lighter than its relative red clover, as an anti-inflammatory and wound-healing remedy and mild expectorant, and modern research on its isoflavones and phenolics has additionally investigated antioxidant, kidney-protective and liver-protective activity.[30, 31, 32]

Preparations

Infusion[2]

Dried flowering tops or leaves infused as an astringent, anti-inflammatory tea for digestive and rheumatic complaints.

Decoction[2]

The root and root-tubers decocted; used traditionally for diarrhoea and urinary 'gravel'.

Aromatic distillate / essential oil[10]

The flowers yield an aromatic oil dominated by salicylaldehyde with antimicrobial activity (as in meadowsweet).

Infusion (flower/leaf)[30]

Dried flower and leaf infused in hot water as a traditional mild tonic and expectorant tea.

References

REF-2725, REF-2726, REF-2727, REF-2728, REF-2729, REF-2730, REF-2731, REF-2732, REF-2733, REF-2734, REF-2735, REF-2736, REF-2737, REF-2738, REF-2739, REF-2740
REF-1323, REF-1324, REF-1325, REF-1326, REF-1327, REF-2366, REF-2367, REF-2368, REF-2369, REF-2901, REF-2902, REF-2903, REF-2904, REF-2905, REF-2906, REF-2907, REF-2908, REF-2909, REF-2910, REF-2935, REF-2936, REF-2937, REF-2938, REF-2939, REF-2940, REF-2941, REF-2942, REF-2943, REF-2944

Drug Class Interactions

Safety note[10]Caution
Drug Class: anticoagulants-antiplatelets
Mechanism: Dropwort contains salicylates (as in meadowsweet and willow); combined with anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs it may theoretically add to bleeding risk.
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Reviewed Date: 2026-07-10
Safety note[3, 10]Caution
Drug Class: nsaids
Mechanism: The salicylate constituents are NSAID-like; taken with NSAIDs they could add to gastrointestinal and bleeding effects.
Reviewed By: Omnia Sana (owner-authorized)
Reviewed Date: 2026-07-10
Safety note[11]Insufficient
Drug Class: chemotherapy-agents
Mechanism: Dropwort shows anticancer activity in preclinical models; any interaction with chemotherapy is theoretical and unstudied.
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Reviewed Date: 2026-07-10

Not documented

Pairings

Sibling species: both are salicylate- and tannin-rich Rosaceae with overlapping anti-inflammatory, analgesic, astringent and gastroprotective uses (dropwort of dry grassland, meadowsweet of wet meadows); studied together in the same trials.[2, 3]

Partner Id: filipendula-ulmaria
Type: synergy
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Both are salicylate-containing anti-inflammatory and analgesic herbs (the classic plant-aspirin group), traditionally combined for rheumatic pain and fever.[10]

Partner Id: salix-alba
Type: synergy
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Rosaceae astringents rich in hydrolysable tannins, traditionally used for diarrhoea and as gargles; studied together for antioxidant and genotoxicity profile.[16]

Partner Id: agrimonia-eupatoria
Type: synergy
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Not documented

Lookalikes Review

Outcome: has-lookalikes
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Outcome: none-known
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Dangerous Lookalikes

Safety note[17]Fatal
Dangerous Plant: oenanthe-crocata
Confused Part: Name confusion: 'dropwort' (this plant) vs 'hemlock water-dropwort' (Oenanthe crocata).
Confusion Context: The share of the name 'dropwort' is a hazard: hemlock water-dropwort (Oenanthe crocata) is one of the deadliest plants in Europe (oenanthotoxin, violent convulsions). The two plants look nothing alike, but a forager going by common name alone could confuse them. This entry exists to make the difference unmistakable.
Distinguishing Features: Family and form: true dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris, Rosaceae) is a slender plant with a basal rosette of fern-like pinnate leaves and creamy 6-petalled flowers in a loose cyme; hemlock water-dropwort (Oenanthe crocata, Apiaceae/carrot family) is a stout hollow-stemmed plant with celery-like leaves and flat white UMBELS., Habitat: Filipendula vulgaris grows in DRY calcareous grassland; Oenanthe crocata grows in WET ground - ditches, streamsides, marshes., Root: dropwort has fibrous roots with small bead-like tubers; hemlock water-dropwort has a cluster of large pale fleshy finger-like tubers ('dead man's fingers').
Key Test: If it has flat white umbels, celery-like leaves, a hollow stem and grows in wet ground with fleshy finger-like root tubers, it is hemlock water-dropwort (deadly) - NOT dropwort. True dropwort has fern-like basal leaves, creamy 6-petalled flowers and grows in dry grassland.
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Reviewed Date: 2026-07-10

Not documented

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