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  Agrimony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Agrimony (Agrimonia) is a genus of 12-15 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.
The species grow to between 0.5-2 m tall, with pinnate leaves, and yellow flowers borne on a single (usually unbranched) spike.
Historically, the plants were thought to have medicinal value.
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 Agrimony, Herb Monograph - Flora Health Herb Encyclopedia
A mild astringent, agrimony may be ingested, used as a throat and mouth gargle, or as a poultice.
Agrimony has a long history of use and was at one time prescribed for a variety of aliments and conditions, however there is not enough scientific evidence to support many of these claims.
Animal studies demonstrate the presence of antihyperglycaemic, insulin-releasing and insulin-like activity in Agrimony eupatoria; the ability of agrimony extract to enhance insulin secretion was dependent on the use of heat during extract preparation.
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 agrimony. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Agrimony is sometimes cultivated in herb gardens for its small yellow flowers and aromatic leaves, used for an astringent tea.
A compound derived from agrimony, agrimophol, is used as an anthelmintic.
Agrimony is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Rosaceae.
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 Agrimony
The ancient Greeks used agrimony to treat eye ailments, and it was made into brews to cure diarrhea and disorders of the gallbladder, liver, and kidneys.
Agrimony is a native European herb commonly found in marshes, wet meadows, and in open areas.
Agrimony may cause some people to experience photo dermatitis, a skin rash that appears after eating the herb and subsequently being exposed to sunlight.
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 Herbal Descriptions - Agrimony - Agrimonia eupatoria
The Agrimony plant is found abundantly throughout England, on hedge-banks and the sides of fields, in dry thickets and on all waste places.
Agrimony was at one time included in the London Materia Medica as a vulnerary herb, but modern official medicine does not recognize its virtues, though it is still fully appreciated in herbal practice as a mild astringent and tonic, useful in coughs, diarrhea and relaxed bowels.
Agrimony yields 5% tannin, so that its use in cottage medicine for gargles and as an astringent applicant to indolent ulcers and wounds is well justified.
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 Agrimony - Herbs & Supplements - Drug Library - DrugDigest
Commercially, agrimony is grown for medical use as well as for a flavoring agent and for a bright yellow dye.
Agrimony tea may be made by placing about one teaspoonful of dried agrimony into a cup and covering it with 8 ounces of boiling water.
Agrimony tea can also be used as a mouth wash or a skin wash to be used topically as often as needed.
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 Agrimony Herb Profile
Agrimony is an herb in the rose family found near hedges and fences throughout England.
The great herbalist Culpepper (1652) recommended agrimony to treat sores by bathing and fomenting them with a decoction of this plant, and added, "The decoction of the herb, made with wine and drunk, is good against the biting and stinging of serpents.
Agrimony extracts do seem to protect against viral infections in general and hepatitis B in particular, providing the tea is made with boiling, rather than merely hot, water.
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 Agrimony - Agrimonia eupatoria- Encapsulated Botanical - Herbs
Agrimony is a valuable herb in modern practice used mainly as a gastro-intestinal tonic.
Agrimony helps to clear heat and dry dampness and has been used for asthma, bronchitis, diarrhea, incontinence, sore throat, and as a digestion aid.
The name Agrimony has its origins in both the Greek and Anglo-Saxon term "argemon", meaning speck in the eye, as this herb was used as a wash for eye problems.
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 Agrimony   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The archetypal Agrimony person would be the sad clown, suffering anguish inside by still the life and soul of the party.
Sometimes Agrimony people turn to drink or drugs to help them maintain a mask of happiness, and they tend not to like being alone since they find it harder to keep the mask up when they are forced into their own company.
Agrimony is given to help Agrimony people to accept and come to terms with the darker side of life and their own personalities, so that they can become more rounded human beings.
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 botanical.com - A Modern Herbal | Agrimony - Herb Profile and Information
The leaves when dry retain most of their fragrant odour, as well as the flowers, and Agrimony was once much sought after as a substitute or addition to tea, adding a peculiar delicacy and aroma to its flavour.
Agrimony is one of the plants from the dried leaves of which in some country districts is brewed what is called 'a spring drink,' or 'diet drink,' a compound made by the infusion of several herbs and drunk in spring time as a purifier of the blood.
The long flower-spikes of Agrimony have caused the name of 'Church Steeples' to be given the plant in some parts of the country.
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 Acupuncturetoday.com | tell me about Agrimony   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Agrimony is a perennial plant of the rosaceae family.
The amount of agrimony to be taken depends on the condition being treated.
Evidence suggests that agrimony can also affect a woman's menstrual cycle, so it should not be taken by women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
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 Agrimony, 20 ml
People who need Agrimony often appear carefree and humourous, but their joie de vivre is a mask for anxieties, worries and even real inner torment, which they may be trying to conceal from themselves as well as others.
Agrimony people may suppress their discomfort with the aid of heavy drinking, or the use of drugs or comfort eating.
The positive potential of Agrimony is for those who are genuinely cheerful and good company, communicate their real feelings openly and can accept that life has its less pleasant side.
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 Agrimony
Europe: The tall flowering stalks of agrimony are eye catching and have given this herb the nickname "church steeples".
Agrimony was used historically as a medicinal plant but today its use is limited.
Fresh agrimony contains a glucoside alkaloid, a nicotinic acid amide, trace of essential oil and organic acids, ursolic acid, a derivative of "-amyrin, agrimonolide, palmitic acid, stearic acid, ceryl alcohol, and phyosterols.
www.omafra.gov.on.ca /english/crops/hort/herbs/agrimo.htm   (389 words)

  
 Bach Flower Essences: Agrimony
Agrimony people are often unusually sensitive, and one of their greatest desires is for harmony.
While the need for Agrimony, as for all of the Bach Flower Essences, is not limited to any one astrological sign, there is a particular affinity with Sagittarius.
A subtle connection between Agrimony and Sag is that Sagittarians, for all their outward cheer, are easily discouraged, in part because their interests are both many and ever-changing (Sag is mutable fire, easily ignited and as easily extinguished).
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 Agrimony Herb   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Agrimony is high in the nutrients which are necessary for normal healthy functioning of the body, especially of benefit to the colon, intestines, kidneys, gallbladder.
Agrimony also functions as a tonic to treat general conditions, as it absorbs into the various systems of the body, working to tone the muscles.
Agrimony is indigenous to middle and northern Europe, temperate Asia and North America.
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 Agrimony (agrimonia eupatoria)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Agrimony has an apricot flavour and is used to flavour drinks and cider.
In the fifteenth-century, Agrimony was an ingredient in Arquebusade water, used on wounds made by the Arquebusade hand-gun.
An Agrimony bath is good for tired muscles as is an Agrimony linament used to massage horses with tired or strained limbs.
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 Bach Flower Remedy Shop at Bach Center Bach Rescue Remedy - Bach Agrimony 20ml   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Agrimony is for those who put on a cheerful face to hide their problems.
Agrimony is one of Edward Bach's Original Flower Remedies homoeopathically prepared from plant flower extract.
Agrimony Bach Flower Remedy is made from a 5x (1:240) dilution of agrimonia eupatoria (agrimony) in a grape alcohol solution.
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 agrimony - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Agrimony, perennial herb common in fields and roadsides of the North Temperate Zone.
Several species of agrimony grow in Europe and North America....
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 AGRIMONY herb pictures uses description
Agrimony can be found growing extensively throughout Europe, Canada, and the United States.
As agrimony also posses an astringent action, it is frequently used in alternative medicine as an herbal mouthwash and gargle ingredient, and is applied externally in the form of a lotion to minor sores and ulcers.
Agrimony was said to cause a deep sleep.
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 Ageless Agrimony
As the folklore rhyme earlier in the article alludes to, Agrimony was "Once believed to induce a deep trance-like sleep through its magickal powers," according to Paul Beyerl, author of a compendium of Herbal Magick.
It can be used either a s a wash or an oil to increase the effectiveness of all forms of ritual healing, psychic healing, or any method or healing which employs energy at a distance, " or used to cleanse the aura.
Agrimony can also be a great asset in assisting to create a psychic barrier against negative energies.
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 Gaia Garden Herbals | Products: Agrimony
Externally, a fomentation is used for athlete's foot, sores, slow-healing wounds, and insect bites.
RELIGIOUS: Agrimony is used in protection spells, and is used to banish negative energies and spirits.
It was believed that placing Agrimony under the head of a sleeping person will cause a deep sleep that will remain until it is removed.
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 Agrimony / Agrimonia eupatoria / Common Agrimony / Church Steeples / Cockeburr / Burr Marigold / Cocklebur / Harvest ...
Agrimony is a pretty plant with spikes of tiny yellow flowers and fruit with hooked bristles at the top.
The name Agrimony comes from “argemone,” a Greek word for plants that heal the eyes, and the name eupatoria comes from Mithridates Eupator, a king who was famous for concocting herbal remedies.
Agrimony has both tonic and diuretic properties and has been widely used to treat jaundice and other liver complaints.
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 Agrimony- Agrimonia pubescens   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
This species is typically known as "soft agrimony"
Agrimony is a sparsely dispersed wildflower found only in the sandy, wooded areas of the preserve.
While the flower spike can be hard to notice, the top-shaped fruit has hooked bristles that can stick to clothing and be quite difficult to remove.
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 Agrimony : by Ray Sahelian, M.D., health benefit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Agrimony by Ray Sahelian, M.D. The yellow, star-shaped blossoms of Agrimonia eupatoria, have long been used for medicinal purposes.
Here, the effects of dietary administration of agrimony on streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic mice and on in vitro glucose uptake and glucose metabolism, and on insulin secretion by BRIN-BD11 cells were investigated.
Agrimony incorporated into the diet (62.5 g/kg) and drinking water (2.5 g/l) countered the weight loss, polydipsia, hyperphagia and hyperglycaemia of STZ-diabetic mice.
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 Agrimony - buy online - (Bach flowers)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Agrimony grows along sunny forest paths, in fields and in hedges.
In negative agrimony condition, people cannot accept a part of their personality.
Agrimony helps one to find inner strength and enough steadfastness for everyday problems.
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 Bach Flower Essences - Agrimony
However, if one is able to know such a person on a deeper level, it becomes clear that something is deeply troubling the soul.
Another variation of this attitude appears among those on a spiritual path who try to emulate a state of bliss by denying or repressing troubling emotions.
The Agrimony flower essence person needs to find peace as an inner soul reality, rather than an outside state of behavior which others need to validate.
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 Agrimony
Agrimony helps those who put on a cheerful or brave face to hide problems.
If you drink alcohol or ‘comfort eat’ to suppress problems, this may be a remedy for you to consider.
Agrimony can be used alongside the other remedies in the Bach range if required — suggested maximum of 6 — 8 other Bach remedies at any time
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 Herbal Remedies ~ Agrimony
Agrimony contains a compound called agrimophol which causes parasites to lose their grip on on tissue lining so they can be evacuated.
Agrimony stimulates the production of immune bodies called B cells.
Agrimony may offer an immunostimulant benefit in such cases.
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 agrimony.html
HABITAT : In its wild state, agrimony can be found growing extensively throughout Europe, Canada, and the United States.
As agrimony also posses an astringent action, it is frequently used as an herbal mouthwash and gargle ingredient, and is applied externally in the form of a lotion to minor sores and ulcers.
Agrimony Tea: (a Gentle Blood Purifier) Infuse 1 teaspoon dried agrimony root, leaves, or flowers in 1 cup of boiling water for 15 minutes.
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 Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) - Herbs, Herbs A-Z, Herbs Listings, Herbs Resource, Herbs Information . . .
Agrimony has also been known to be an astringent, which contracts and hardens tissue.
Agrimony has an effect on the kidneys, which has been used as a diuretic.
Agrimony may be used for diarrhea, gastric disturbances, intestinal problems, gallbladder and liver disorders, kidney stones and skin diseases.
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