25. Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria)
- Medicinal Use: Inflammation, Gout, Fever
Meadowsweet Plants have tremendous taste and smell. This has allowed it to become a popular ingredient in certain foods as well as aromatic products. It tastes so good that several wines and beers added it on top of a number of jam products. While it’s used a lot for taste reasons, Meadowsweet is a notable medicinal plant.

Felix Hoffman is a notable Bayer company chemist who introduced heroin to the masses. Bayer marketed itself as a pain relief company, but they eventually moved from heroin to Aspirin. Funny enough, Meadowsweet used to have another botanical name, Spiraea ulmaria. Yes, Meadowsweet is basically modern-day Aspirin. It sparked the invention of several Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory medications we see today.