Individual Herbs and Supplements 
Optimum nutrition is what all horse owners should strive for. This means providing your horse with a diet as close as possible to the horse’s evolved nutritional requirements. When nutritional needs are met good health and vitality will follow and the need for more specific nutritional therapies in particular, medicine can be eliminated or at least reduced.
Under normal natural conditions Horses in the wild would cover on average 32 kilometers/20 miles per day whilst going about their business of grazing. The pastures through which they would travel would be diverse in natural vegetation, thus allowing free access to graze on forage that instinct tells them to eat to balance their nutritional needs.
For thousand of years they have had the ability to instinctively choose the plants, roots and barks they have needed, not only nutrition but also for medicinal reasons.
Feed companies in England, Europe and America have for many years, included herbs and natural minerals into their premixed feed in place of synthetically produce vitamins and minerals.
When a herb or specific mixes of herbs are used, this is what is known as ‘nutritional therapy’. Single herbs or a specific combination of herbs can be used to produce a gentle and effective therapeutic action. This can be important in the management of various conditions such as laminitis.
The use of herbs in this manner is not ‘supplementation’. Using herbs in this way is designed to address the overall diet in order to bring about the desired result.
Feeding a premixed commercial feed in this situation may not bring about the desired effect due to the use of artificial and synthetically produced vitamins and mineral and the high levels of sugar some of these feeds can contain.
Herbs in particular are well suited for use in the daily feeding of horses. Horses have a highly tuned digestive system that naturally utilizes plant species and vegetation. Naturally derived vitamins and minerals found in herbs are generally better absorbed, stored and used more efficiently than synthetic substitutes.
In addition to providing vitamins and minerals, many herbs have the ability to assist with cleansing the horses system, which has to be a bonus in today’s world of poor air quality, pollution, heavily treated soils and chemical crop sprays.
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Meadowsweet Natural Nutritional Supplements
Meadowsweet Meadow-Soy
| Ingredients: | de-bittered non-genetically modified Australian Soy. |
A natural source of amino acids, essential fatty acids and omega 3. Aids in weight gain and improves overall condition especially in those older equines who have trouble holding weight. Safe to use on all horses and ponies.
A pleasant readily accepted palatable additive to the daily diet, providing a natural form of protein, fats and oils.
Meadow Soy Nutritional Data
for full fat debittered Soy per 100g
| protetin | total 41% |
| oil/fat | total 20% |
| lecithin | 1.5% |
| ash | 4.95% |
| omega 3
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2.0%
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| Minerals (in milligrams) | |
| calcium | 190 |
| phosphorous | 380 |
| iron | 7.8 |
| sodium | 55 |
| potassium | 1750 |
| copper | 2.92 |
| zinc
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309
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| Vitamins | |
| B1 | .80 |
| B2 | .31 |
| B3/5 | 2.0 |
| VIT A | 110 IU |
| Folate | 345 |
Available in 5kg only
Meadowsweet Garlic
A natural source of bio available sulphur, with immune boosting properties. Guaranteed pure with no fillers.
Meadowsweet Chamomile ‘A’ Grade
Ideal for sensitive horse’s, a mild anti-inflammatory, nervine and digestive herb.
Meadowsweet Rosehip Granules
A natural source of Vitamin C, and anti-oxidants, with immune boosting properties.
Meadowsweet Brewer's Yeast
A natural source of Vitamin B and Amino acids to assist the nervous and digestive system.
Meadowsweet Physillium
A natural source of plant fibre to assist with digestive disorders related to sand build up within the gut. 98% PURE Physillium husk.
Meadowsweet Australian Seaweed
A natural source of plant based minerals and vitamins. MEADOWSWEET HERBS SEAWEED is NOT seaweed meal, it is fine cut pure seaweed, harvested off the clean unpolluted waters of Australia’s South Coast.
Herbs are a natural source of nutrients. They are gentle yet effective when used as directed.
For full absorption allow 2 to 3 weeks to evaluate the full effects. After this time, the suggested dose rate may be reduced to a maintenance level.
Herbal therapies should not be used in place of veterinary help for serious illness/injury.
Herbal therapies can be used alongside conventional treatments in most cases.
Please check with our help line if you have any concerns.
Meadowsweet Single Herbs
Meadowsweet Herbs carry an extensive range of single dried herbs for those owners who prefer to mix there own or when only one or two herbs are required.
All single herbs are available in 1kg, 2kg and 5kg bag sizes.
Below is a list of commonly used herbs for the everyday healthcare of horses and ponies. If the herb you are looking for is not listed please contact the help line.
PLEASE NOTE NOT ALL DRIED HERBS USED FOR HUMANS ARE SUITABLE FOR USE IN ANIMALS.
| Dried herbs | Echinacea leaf | liquorice root cut | Red clover flowers |
| Aniseed whole | Echinacea root | Marigold petals (no calyx) other names (Calendula) | Red poppy |
| Burdock root | Eyebright leaf | Marshmallow root cut | Rosehip granules file |
| Celery seed whole | Fenugreek seed whole | Meadowsweet | Sage leaf cut |
| Chamomile flowers | Gingko biloba leaf | Milk-thistle seed whole other names (St Mary’s thistle, St Marians thistle) | Shepherds purse leaf |
| Clivers cut leaf – other names (Cleavers, Goosegrass) | Golden rod | Mint leaf rubbed | Skullcap |
| Comfrey leaf | Hawthorn tops | Monks pepper seed other names (Chaste Tree Berries, Vitex Angus Castus) | Slippery elm bark |
| Comfrey root cut | Horesetail | Nettle leaf rubbed | Uva ursi other names (bareberry leaf, bearberry) |
| Dandelion root cut | Horseradish root fine | Passion flower cut |
Valerian root cut |
| Dandelion leaf | Lemon balm leaf rubbed | Plantain leaf | Vervain leaf cut |
| Devils claw root cut | Linden flowers rubbed other names (Limetree flowers) | Rasberry leaf rubbed | Yarrow leaf cut |
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| Comfrey lead powdered | Horeseradish root powdered | Rosehip powdered | Slippery elm bark powdered |
| Aniseed power | Comfrey root powdered |
Liquorice root powdered |
Valerian root powdered |
| Burdock root powdered | Dandelion root powdered | Marigold powdered | Vervain leaf powdered |
| Chamomile flowers powdered | Devils claw root powdered | Meadowsweet powdered | |
| Clivers powdered | Fenugreek powdered | Nettle leaf powdered | |
Herbal Tinctures
Meadowsweet carry a large range of herbal tinctures, as these are more a specialist area please contact the help line for further information as to availability and supply requirements.
Meadowsweet Herbs can also supply bulk sizes for all single herbs
Please contact our staff to discuss your requirement.
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