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Meadowsweet smells so good, I love to just inhale from the bag of dried herb and imagine real meadows and horses grazing and how their breath would be scented...Full of salicylic acid and the related compounds spiraeine and gaultherin it is a profound anti-rheumatic and anti-inflammatory remedy. Because Meadowsweet also contains tannins and essential oils it acts to protect the stomach, soothe mucus membranes, reduce acidity and ease nausea.
The dried leaves and flowers are used in infusions (teas) for people and dogs; tinctures for people; and can be fed directly to horses for inflammation, pain, arthritis and digestive disturbances. Meadowsweet is not to be fed to cats because of the salicylic acid! It is "aspirin-like". Because it is healing to gastric and peptic ulcers, it is a gentle choice for pain relief in those suffering from ulcers.
Meadowsweet is a mild remedy for diarrhea as a tea for children, given in small amounts. For arthritic horses I add a small handful to their bran mashes or hard feed. It is helpful with Laminitis and does not damage the stomach as some pain control meds can. Of course, Meadowsweet is also not as strong as the allopathic medicines for pain. In situations where it is necessary to relieve severe or prolonged pain, we must use the chemicals to be humane and then look at management possibilities down the road that could substitute or include appropriate herbs.
These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA.
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We hope that you will have the opportunity to take a big breath of the incredible scent of Meadowsweet.
Be Well!
Sincerely, 
Katharine Chrisley
Natural Paths
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