Common agrimony, agrimonia eupatoria flowers naturegate. It can help to boost your immunity and help you fight through flu and cold season with fewer sick days. According to legend he was the first to notice the healing power of the plant. Agrimony agrimonia eupatoria packet of 10 seeds, organic. One of their remedy for the tapeworm is agrimony tea, with alum and honey. Agrimony herb health benefit information complementary medicine newsletter. Handsome, classic herb is a musthave for serious herb gardeners. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about agrimony, cocklebur agrimonia eupatoria supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. Agrimonia eupatoriathe roots and whole plant boiled in milk are used by herbalists for diabetes and incontinence of urine. The plants database includes the following 9 species of agrimonia. Inhabiting hedge banks and the borders of fields, the plant grows to about 120 cm.
In ancient rome the great author and naturalist pliny the elder deemed agrimony an herb of princely authorite. This should be taken into account as some of the information may now be considered inaccurate, or not in accordance with modern medicine. Out of scope information includes radiopharmaceuticals, contrast media, herbals, homeopathics, and food. This page was last edited on 15 december 2019, at 03. Agrimony has long been used as a popular domestic herbal remedy. Plants profile for agrimonia eupatoria churchsteeples. Agrimonia eupatoria wikipedia an piemonteis, lenciclopedia. Take caution if youre constipated agrimony will only serve to make the problem worse. Provided by ars systematic botany and mycology laboratory. Its been online since 1995, and is run by henriette kress, a herbalist in helsinki, finland. The whole plant is dark green with numerous soft hairs. Agrimony can be used for a broad spectrum of health issues.
Buy agrimony, agrimonia eupatoria, 1 oz free shipping sacred herbs and spices from schmerbals herbals on free shipping on qualified orders. Agrimonia eupatoria erect perennial old world herb of dry grassy habitats harvestlice agrimonia, agrimony a plant of the genus agrimonia having. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees, flies. Agrimonia eupatoria wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. Agrimonia eupatoria is a species of agrimony that is often referred to as common agrimony, church steeples or sticklewort. Agrimonia eupatoria famine foods plants that are not normally considered as crops are consumed in times of famine purdue university, west lafayette, indiana. Herbaceous perennial native to the temperate north. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The roots are said to be more astringent than the leaves, the indians use them in fevers, and some empirics for jaundice with honey. The soft hairs aid in the plants seed pods sticking to any animal or person coming in contact with the plant.
It has a history of moderate use in europe, china, and north america. Agrimonia eupatoria pellet out of scope out of scope for rxnorm and will not receive rxnorm normal forms. An astringent and mildly bitter herb, it is a helpful remedy for diarrhoea and a gentle tonic for the digestion as a whole. The greeks used it as a remedy for ailments of the eye and the herbs name is derived from the greek word argemone which means plant that heals the eye. Common agrimony, also known as church steeples agrimonia eupatoria, is a herbaceous hardy perennial that is native to europe and north africa but is widespread in other northern temperate regions. The yellow, starshaped blossoms of agrimonia eupatoria, have long been used for medicinal purposes.
Bear in mind a modern herbal was written with the conventional wisdom of the early 1900s. Tracheophyta magnoliopsida rosaceae agrimonia agrimonia eupatoria ecology a perennial herb of basic and neutral soils, occurring in hedge banks, on woodland margins and rides, in fieldborders and open grassland, on roadsides and railway banks, and sometimes in waste places. Agrimonia eupatoria churchsteeples agrimonia gryposepala tall hairy agrimony agrimonia incisa incised agrimony agrimonia microcarpa smallfruit agrimony. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Agrimonia from the greek, commonly known as agrimony, is a genus of 1215 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants in the family rosaceae, native to the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, with one species also in africa. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Ars germplasm resources information network ageu calphotos ageu integrated taxonomic information system ageu. Its reddish creeping rootstock produces a hairy erect stem which bears long spikes of bright yellow flowers 58mm across, arranged in the axil of a. Aug 02, 20 agrimonia eupatoria is a species of agrimony that is often referred to as common agrimony, church steeples or sticklewort. This native british perennial grows up to 60cm tall. Agrimony is a member of the rose family native to temperate regions of the globe. If youre suffering from diarrhea, agrimony can help to relieve your problem. Historythe name agrimony is from argemone, a word given by the greeks to plants which were healing to the eyes, the name eupatoria refers to mithridates eupator, a king who was a renowned concoctor of herbal remedies. Agrimonia eupatoria is a species of agrimony that is often referred to as common agrimony, church steeples or sticklewort the whole plant is dark green with numerous soft hairs. I cannot find human studies to indicate how agrimony would be useful in hepatitis, diabetes, or other health conditions. It is in flower from june to august, and the seeds ripen from august to september. Agrimonia eupatoria synonyms, agrimonia eupatoria pronunciation, agrimonia eupatoria translation, english dictionary definition of agrimonia eupatoria. Agrimony agrimonia has been used since ancient times. Common agrimonys specific epithet second part of scientific name comes from the eastern part of asia minor where mithridates eupator was the king of pontos on the shores of the black sea over two thousand years ago. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species.
Agrimonia eupatoria agrimony, churchsteeples pfaf plant database. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The latter was generally more popular in folk medicine due to the. The magic power of agrimony is mentioned in an old english medical manuscript. Agrimonia eupatoria online atlas of the british and irish flora. Agrimonia stipularis dumort homonyms agrimonia eupatoria l. Rhizome horizontal, woody, with many lateral roots, often with 1 to several.
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