Plant Information
Common Name: AGRIMONY
Scientific Name: Agrimonia eupatoria
Alternative Names: Butter Cups
Scientific Name: Agrimonia eupatoria
Alternative Names: Butter Cups
N/A
R92.00
Description
- Perennial
- Erect perennial, small yellow, star-shaped flowers - apricot scent.
- Well-drained soil.
- Full sun.
- Hardy.
- Tolerate dry and alkaline conditions.
Culinary Uses
- Makes a pleasant herb tea
Parts Used
- Aerial parts - cut when flowering
Medicinal Uses. It is said that
- High vitamin K content.
- Bitter, astringent
- Diuretic tonic: urinary incontinence
- Ingredient in commercial remedies for liver, bile and stomach. Improve liver and gall bladder function - gall stones and cirrhosis
- Anti-inflammatory - rheumatism and arthritis
- Help colitis, dyspepsia, food allergies, acute diarrhea and piles (aambeie)
- Gargle - sore throat and mucosal inflammation
- Externally: help conjunctivitis, hemorrhoids, minor injuries and chronic skin conditions
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Mountain Herb Estate, and its representatives will not be held responsible for the improper use of any plants or documentation provided. By use of this site and the information contained herein you agree to hold harmless Mountain Herb Estate, its affiliates and staff