Common name: Dropwort

Latin name: Filipendula vulgaris 

Description: The Dropwort is a perennial herbaceous plant of the Rosaceae family. In Bulgaria, it is found in moist meadows, along mountain springs, streams, bogs, etc. up to 1500 m. above sea level. The rhizome is creeping with many roots. The stem is up to 80 cm. high, woody in the lower part, and branched in the upper part. The leaves of the Filipendula are green, oblong, toothed, shiny and glabrous on the upper side and fibrous along the veins on the lower side. The flowers are white or yellowish, small, numerous, with a pleasant smell, collected in panicles at the top of the stem. The fruit is aggregated, composed of many small nutlets. It blooms in May-June, and the fruits appear in July-August.

Part of the herb used: rhizome (Rhizoma Spiraeae) and herbs (Herba Spiraeae).

Harvest time: The herbs of the Dropwort are collected at the beginning of the flowering of the plant. The rhizomes are dug up together with the roots in Autumn, after the fruits ripen and the above-ground parts of the plant begin to wither.

Chemical composition/Contents and properties: The rhizome (Rhizoma Spiraeae) and herb (Herba Spiraeae) contain a significant amount of tannins, Gaulterin glycoside, a lot of starch. The aerial part contains essential oil and traces of hydrocyanic acid. The seeds of the plant are rich in vegetable oils, and the leaves contain ascorbic acid, carotene, and tannins.

Medicinal action and application: It is used in medicine for stomach and intestinal pains, for joint rheumatism, for restless sleep, to purify the blood, as a diaphoretic and diuretic. Externally, it is applied for rheumatism and skin rashes.

Possibilities to offer at the customer's request:

Vesselino Ltd. offers their customers the plant in the following varieties:

• rhizome (Rhizoma Spiraeae) - dried, whole, crushed, cut to size according to the customer's request, ground into powder/flour

• herbs (Herba Spiraeae) - dried, whole, crushed, cut to size according to the customer's request, ground into powder/flour

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