The common agrimony is a perennial herbaceous plant that belongs to the subfamily Rosaceae (Rosoideae) of the rose family (Rosaceae). In the European part of the CIS, it is widespread: it can be seen on roadsides, among bushes, and near fences.
In contrast to official medicine, the people have long recognized the beneficial properties of agrimony and are used to treat many external and internal organs. To enhance the effect, the plant is also used as part of herbal preparations.
How it will help
Agrimony prevents the destruction of cartilage tissue and sclerotic changes in capillaries.
Prevents the growth of cancer cells and the formation of blood clots. Relieves inflammation and accelerates tissue healing processes, including after abdominal surgery. Increases immunity and endurance of the body under various loads. Restores the nervous system, improves memory, maintains normal levels of insulin and cholesterol. It cleanses the bronchi, and even chronic bronchitis can be cured with this herb.
In my grandmother’s village, agrimony was considered a love herb, and women often collected the herb to improve relationships with their husbands. As a child, I liked the flowering spikelets of agrimony, but I suffered mercilessly from the ripening achenes. I had to clean my clothes from them, just like from thistles. Grandmother grumbled that I was crawling in the thickets of grass, but fragrant boletus and boletus grew in the grass. The adults did not discourage me from wanting to mushroom hunt, so I walked all the surroundings up and down. While I was looking for mushrooms, I managed to pick up various berries and herbs.
As a child, I didn’t think much about the benefits of agrimony. I liked collecting bouquets from it, although I immediately gave the collected bouquet to some neighbor’s grandmother. And she dried it for treatment. It’s a help to people, and it’s a pleasure for me to give needed gifts.
I have never liked the popular names for agrimony: field male, jack lice, five-leafed plant, sculptor, forty-never-wort, common love spell. Is it possible to call such a beautiful plant such a beautiful plant? My great-grandmother called him a honey doctor and told me good tales about him, and later from my grandmother I learned recipes for treating with this plant. Grandmother prepared agrimony in huge quantities. Dry grass was stored in large pillowcases, because such volumes could not fit into anything else, but the grass quickly sold out. Tumors, female diseases, cholecystitis, hepatitis and joint diseases were treated with agrimony. I have many recipes for treating this herb, so I can only give a few of them.
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Collection and preparation
All parts of the plant are harvested for medicinal purposes. The above-ground part is collected during the flowering period, cutting 8-10 cm from the soil surface. The roots are dug up in the fall. Seeds after ripening.
Dry the raw materials in the shade, spreading them in a thin layer, with good air ventilation, not forgetting to turn them over periodically. Store in boxes or bags made of natural material in a room with good air ventilation. Shelf life – 2 years.
Joint pain
Two tablespoons of dry crushed agrimony herb are poured into one glass of boiling water, left overnight, filtered and topped up with boiling water to the original volume of liquid. Take one tablespoon of infusion four times a day until the condition improves. After a short break, the treatment can be repeated. With the same infusion, you can make compresses on the disturbing joint, but before the procedure it must be warmed up. If you have a lot of agrimony prepared, then you can add the infusion to the bath prepared for bathing. Baths with agrimony relieve tension, stiffness in the joints and relieve pain even with gout.
Types of agrimony
Agrimony (lat. Agrimónia) is a genus with 18 species, most of which are distributed in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Along with agrimony, the following are used for medicinal purposes:
- hairy burdock (Agrimónia pitosa Ledb.);
- fragrant burdock (Agrimónia odorata Mill.);
- Asian burdock.
Latin name: Agrimónia eupatória L.
Other names: medicinal agrimony, agrimony, pharmacy agrimony, common agrimony, common agrimony, burdock, agrimony, agrimony, love spell, soared zvichaine (Ukrainian), chicken paws (Ukrainian), sour cream (Ukrainian).
Tea
I really like agrimony tea.
It gives strength, improves immunity, helps with cystitis and protects during colds. To make tea, I pour two teaspoons of dry crushed agrimony herb with one glass of boiling water, leave for five minutes and strain. I drink one or two glasses of tea a day (in the morning). You can add honey or a little lemon juice to it to taste. Ekaterina Zarudnaya, Arkhangelsk region
Before using our advice, consult your doctor.
Botanical description
Common agrimony is a herbaceous perennial. Height – 60-130 cm. The rhizome is short and thick.
The stem is vertical, straight or slightly branched. The lowermost leaves are scale-like, above which there is a rosette of large leaves, the rest are alternate, evenly distributed along the stem. Shape: intermittently pinnate with oblong lobes with jagged edges. Color: dark green. The stem and leaves are covered with grayish hairs.
The flowers are small, collected in a dense spike-shaped raceme. Yellow color. Length: 10-30 cm. The fruit consists of 1-2 nuts covered with rows of spines.
Agrimony blooms in June-August. The fruits ripen in July-September. Propagated by seeds.
Chemical composition
The beneficial and medicinal properties of agrimony and its use depend on the components in its composition. All parts of the plant contain essential oil. In addition, agrimony grass contains vitamin K, C, B vitamins, as well as a wide range of macro- and microelements: copper, zinc, iron, vanadium, nickel, chromium, titanium, manganese, strontium, zirconium, silver.
The plant also contains quercetin, coumarin, choline, phylloquinone, steroid saponins, traces of alkaloids, nicotinic acid amide, glucose, fructose, sucrose, silicic and organic acids (citric, malic, oxalic, tartaric, quinic), tannic (up to 9.1% ) and bitter substances.
Agrimony seeds contain up to 36.7% fatty oil.
Medicinal properties of agrimony
Common agrimony has the following beneficial and medicinal properties:
- antiviral,
- expectorant
- diuretic,
- choleretic,
- hemostatic,
- painkiller,
- anti-inflammatory,
- astringent,
- hemostatic,
- antipruritic,
- anthelmintic,
- appetizing,
- tonic,
- restorative.
Agrimony root has the following effects:
- astringent,
- diuretic,
- tonic, etc.
Contraindications
As a rule, the use of agrimony does not cause any complications, but it is not recommended to take it for those patients who have a tendency to constipation, high blood clotting, or individual intolerance to this plant.
You should not take medications prepared from the common agrimony: people with bile duct obstruction, chronic constipation, individuals intolerant to the plant, people prone to thrombosis.
ATTENTION! All recipes are provided for informational purposes only. Before use, consult your doctor!
Common agrimony. Therapeutic effects on the body
A large number of people, freely using plants to treat various diseases, believe that they are absolutely harmless. However, among medicinal plants there are potent, toxic and even poisonous ones. In addition, many people, especially older people, have several chronic diseases.
Therefore, in order for the treatment to be effective, when using it, one should take into account the beneficial and medicinal properties of agrimony and the contraindications that it can cause if used incorrectly, and this can only be done by a doctor. Based on this, before you start taking it, consult a doctor, or better yet, a herbalist you trust. The information given below is for informational purposes only.
Cardiovascular diseases
Agrimony preparations have found use in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The effect on blood vessels is manifested in a decrease in the permeability of the vascular wall. Agrimony (herb, flowers) is a recognized venotonic remedy for varicose veins and hemorrhoids, including advanced ones.
A decoction (infusion) is used to treat neurocircular dystonia and helps cope with headaches and migraines. It has also proven itself well for edema of various origins and ascites.
Colds and bronchopulmonary diseases
Agrimony is widely used to treat the respiratory system. Given the antiviral, anti-inflammatory, analgesic effects, a decoction (infusion) of the plant is taken internally, as well as externally as a gargle for the flu, colds, sore throat, laryngitis, and fever.
For a runny nose, as well as hoarseness and overstrain of the vocal cords, for example, in teachers, announcers, the broth is pulled through the nose. The procedure is carried out several times a day.
Taking agrimony has a good effect for bronchitis, as well as pulmonary diseases, including hemoptysis, and helps fight cough.
Gastrointestinal diseases
Agrimony has great benefits for the gastrointestinal tract. Taking a decoction (infusion) of the plant stimulates the functioning of the stomach, enhances the secretion of the digestive glands, stimulates appetite, normalizes digestion, and regulates the functions of the digestive tract.
In addition, agrimony has a good effect on polyps in the stomach and/or intestines. As a choleretic and anti-inflammatory, it is used for diseases of the pancreas, such as pancreatitis, etc. The plant has anthelmintic properties.
Bladder and kidney diseases
Agrimony has also been used in the treatment of the bladder and kidneys. Plant preparations are recommended for bladder inflammation - cystitis (acute and chronic), bladder atony, bedwetting, enuresis. For these purposes, a decoction (infusion) is used both internally and externally in the form of warm compresses on the lower abdomen.
Taking the plant for urolithiasis also has a good effect.
For the liver
Agrimony has proven itself well as a choleretic and anti-inflammatory agent, as well as for stimulating the functioning of the liver and gall bladder. It is used to treat hepatitis, Botkin's disease, cirrhosis, fatty liver, cholelithiasis, inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis), etc.
For cancer
In combination with other medicinal antitumor plants, agrimony has proven its effectiveness in the fight against cancer. Plant preparations are used for cancer of the mouth and throat, tumors of the gastrointestinal tract, rectum and liver, including those with metastases to the liver, etc. For these purposes, they are taken both internally and externally in the form of lotions from a decoction (infusion ) and fresh juice, powdered powders, rinses, microenemas, baths.
For women
Useful and medicinal
Traditional medicine uses agrimony to treat the female genital organs. How is agrimony useful for women? Due to its properties, including anti-inflammatory, analgesic and hemostatic, internal and external use of the plant helps in the treatment of cervical erosion, leucorrhoea, various inflammatory diseases, and uterine bleeding.
Oral diseases
For inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity, rinsing with agrimony infusion (decoction) has a good effect. The plant also helps with periodontal disease, stomatitis, including aphthous, gingivitis, etc.
Skin diseases
Agrimony preparations are successfully used to treat various skin diseases, such as eczema, neurodermatitis, psoriasis, collagenosis (scleroderma), congenital epidermolysis, dermatitis of various etiologies, photodermatosis, vasculitis, pruritus, diathesis, skin rashes, fungal diseases of the feet, etc.
A good and lasting result is achieved thanks to the versatile action of the plant; pain and itching are also reduced. The infusion (decoction) has a depressing effect, and the alcohol tincture destroys the herpes virus. For these purposes, lotions made from decoction (infusion) and fresh juice, powdered plant powder, and baths are used.
Wounds, cuts
Agrimony is a recognized folk remedy for various damage to the skin, such as wounds, ulcers, including trophic and poorly healing ones, cuts, abrasions, bedsores, tumors, dislocations, bruises, bleeding, etc. By providing hemostatic, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic effects, plant preparations promote faster healing and restoration of the skin.
For these purposes, washes and lotions are made from a decoction (infusion) and fresh juice, powder from the plant powder, and fresh crushed herbs are applied, including as part of ointments.
Joint diseases
Both internally and externally in the form of lotions, compresses, baths, agrimony preparations are recommended for various joint diseases, such as osteochondrosis, including advanced osteochondrosis, gout, rheumatism, etc. Internal administration of the decoction (infusion) promotes the complete dissolution and removal of salt deposits.
Metabolism
Traditional medicine uses agrimony decoction (infusion) to improve and normalize metabolism, including mineral metabolism.
