Meadow Sweet
This beautiful plant grows in water meadows by the Cam and along the chalk stream on Coldhams Common. In France it’s called the Queen of the Meadows. It was gathered to be strewn on floors because of its sweet smell.
In the past it was added to beer and mead and imparted a muscat grape flavour. This plant helps rheumatism and arthritis and gets rid of excess water. Also good for fevers by bringing on sweating. Use the dried flowers to make tea but not with boiling water, just very hot water.
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