Symptom → Plant Sources
Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) as a tool for helping with Indigestion
inferred from gastroprotective action
3 sources supporting Meadowsweet for Indigestion. Includes scientific publications, books, monographs and traditional-use references.
Mechanistic basis
This use is associated with the plant's gastroprotective action. Further evidence for that pharmacology:
Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) is used in folk medicine for antirheumatic, antipyretic and anti-ulcer properties. Lyophilised flower infusions and isolated flavonoids (spiraeoside) and the tannin tellimagrandin II showed antioxidant (DPPH, FRAP) and anti-inflammatory activity (inhibition of eicosanoid biosynthesis in human platelets), and the infusions preserved gastric mucosal integrity in an ethanol-induced gastric injury model in rats, supporting the traditional use.