Filipendula ulmaria In 1897, Felix Hoffmann created a synthetically altered version of salicin, derived from the species, which caused less digestive upset than pure salicylic acid. The new drug, formally acetylsalicylic acid, was named aspirin by Hoffmann's employer Bayer AG after the old botanical name for meadowsweet, "Spiraea ulmaria". This gave rise to the class of drugs known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). A natural black dye can be obtained from the roots by using a copper mordant. A tea made from "Filipendula ulmaria" flowers or leaves has been used in traditional Austrian herbal medicine for the treatment of rheumatism, gout, infections,
The Indian in the Cupboard tiny figures and awareness that, though small, they were real people who ought not to be so manipulated." Despite the wide range of views on this novel, little information exists about any challenges the author faced in publishing it. At one time classrooms and libraries widely accepted the book. On Omri’s ninth birthday, his best friend Patrick gives Omri the disappointing gift of a small plastic Indian figurine. Omri also receives a white metal medicine cupboard from his brother. The only key in the house that fits the cupboard's lock is the key to Omri's great-grandmother's jewelry box. Omri puts