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Agrimony

Agrimony has an old reputation as a popular, domestic medicinal herb. It belongs to the Rose order of plants, and its slender spikes of yellow flowers, which are in bloom from June to early September, and the singularly beautiful form of its much-cut-into leaves, make it one of the most graceful of the smaller herbs. Common Agrimony used for medicinal purposes, grows throughout Europe (except for the extreme north), and also in Asia Minor, Iran, the Caucasus and north Africa.

	2 oz	4 oz	8 oz	1 lb
Agrimony c/s	$2.50	$3.36	$6.00	$10.08
Agrimony Powder	$3.20	$5.60	$10.00	$16.80

Properties/Uses - An astringent tonic and diuretic, Agrimony has had a great reputation for curing jaundice and other liver complaints. Dioscorides stated that it was not only "a remedy for them that have bad livers," but also "for such as are bitten with serpents." It gives tone to the system and promotes assimilation of food. Agrimony is also considered a very useful agent in skin eruptions and diseases of the blood, pimples, blotches, etc. A strong decoction of the root and leaves, sweetened with honey or sugar, has been taken successfully to cure scrofulous sores, being administered two or three times a day, in doses of a wineglassful, persistently for several months. The same decoction is also often employed in rural districts as an application to ulcers. Agrimony is also used in bath preparations in view of its proven anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effect. Because of the tannins, the medicinal uses of agrimony are extensive. When sipped as a tea, for example, agrimony will help control the loose stools of diarrhea. Once cooled, the tea works as a throat gargle to reduce inflammation and relieve sore throat pain. Interestingly, Germany's prestigious Commission E approves of using the herb for these purposes.

Botanical Name - Agrimonia eupatoria

Part Used - Herb

Common Names/Synonyms - Common Agrimony, Church Steeples, Cockeburr, Sticklewort, Philanthropos.

Cautions - Agrimony should not be taken internally in cases of constipation.

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