Chinese medicine has used agrimony to treat menstrual irregularities while more recently during the middle ages this herb was used as a sleep aid.
In North America agrimony has been used for a variety of conditions by Native Americans. More recently, up until the late 19th century agrimony was used throughout Europe and North America to treat skin conditions, cough, sore throat, and diarrhea.
Parts of the plant used
Aerial parts and roots
Other names for this plant include
Church steeples, cocklebur, sticklewort, philanthropos
Medicinal uses
Astringent, tonic, diuretic, relaxant, and cholagogue
Relieves kidney and bladder problems – Historically agrimony has been used to help pass kidney stones. Another possible benefit has to improve the muscle tone of a weak bladder allowing for more control.
Improves liver function – One benefit of agrimony is for relieving jaundice. Within Chinese medicine agrimony is believed to relieve anger. As agrimony releases anger it is believed to help improve liver and gall bladder function.
Contraindications
One possibility is that it can relax the sympathetic nervous system (i.e. fight or flight response).
Herbal Pharmacy Recipes
Infusion – 1 or 2 teaspoons per cup, steep 8 to 10 minutes
Tincture – 1 dropperful 3 times per day
Harvesting
Leaves can be quite large reaching 6 to 8 inches and tend to grow closer to the ground. Leaves towards the top of the plant can grow to 3 inches.
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Categories: Plant Medicine
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