Meadowsweet

Synonyms Petraphyton caespitosum (Nutt. ex Torr. et Gray) Rydb., Spirea caespitosum The North American Navajo-Kayenta Indians are said to have used this bushlike plant as a narcotic (Moerman 1986, 466*). However, it contains only salicylic acid and should therefore be effective solely as an analgesic (Ott 1993,420*; Grieve 1982,525*).