Filipendula, Dropwort in Culpepper.

Culpeper, Nicholas. (1650). A Physical Directory . London, Peter Cole. p.8

The Latin name, Filipendual, means ‘hanging threads’, which refers to the structure of the roots.

Oakeley, Dr. H. F. (2013). The Gardens of the Pharmacopoeia Londinensis.

Previously Spiraea vulgaris, from which aspirin was synthesised hence its name being 'a-spiraea-in' indicating the acetyl group (a-) and the latinised ending (-in)

Prescription only medicine: aspirin

Traditional Herbal Medicine Registration (THMR).

Culpeper: “... the roots ... provoke urine, ease pain in the bladder, and are a good preservative against the falling sickness [epilepsy].”

Culpeper, Nicholas. (1650). A Physical Directory . London, Peter Cole. p.8

The common name, Dropwort’, reflects its use against epilepsy, the falling sickness. The Latin name means ‘hanging threads’, which refers to the structure of the roots. It is still used in herbal medicine, and – in emergencies – the leaves and roots may be eaten raw or cooked.

Oakeley, Dr. H. F. (2013). The Gardens of the Pharmacopoeia Londinensis.

In emergencies, the leaves and roots may be eaten raw or cooked.

Oakeley, Dr. H. F. (2013). The Gardens of the Pharmacopoeia Londinensis.

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