Meadowsweet (Also known as Queen of the Meadow, Meadow Wort, Dollof, Meadsweet and Bridewort). Meadowsweet had delicate, graceful, creamy white flowers clustered close together on irregular branches and have a very strong sweet smell.

The whole herb possesses a pleasant taste and flavour, the green parts having a similar aromatic character to the flowers, leading to the use of the plant as a strewing herb, strewn on floors to give the rooms a pleasant aroma, and its use to flavour wine, beer, and many vinegars. The flowers can be added to stewed fruit and jams, giving them a subtle almond flavor. It has many medicinal properties. The whole plant is a traditional remedy for an acidic stomach, and the fresh root is often used in infinitesimal quantities in homeopathic preparations. It is effective on its own as a treatment for diarrhea. The flowers, when made into a tea, are a comfort to flu sufferers. Always obtain advice from a qualified practitioner before using herbs! Dried, the flowers make lovely pot pourri. A black dye is obtained from the roots. A yellow dye is obtained from the plant tops. Requires a humus-rich moist soil in semi-shade.