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Agrimonia eupatoria - Agrimony

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[[File:Odermennig.jpg|thumb|right|''Agrimonia eupatoria'', ''Agrimony'']]
'''Agrimony''' is a species of agrimony that is often referred to as '''Agrimonia eupatoria, church steeples or sticklewort'''.
The whole plant is dark green with numerous soft hairs. The soft hairs aid in the plant's seed pods sticking to any animal or person coming in contact with the plant. The flower spikes have a spicy odor like apricots. In the Language of Flowers Agrimony means thankfulness or gratitude.
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Cracks in Skin}}, {{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Intrinsic haemorrhage}}, {{Uses|Poisons}}.
 
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Dried Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}.
 
==Chemical Composition==
The Artocarpus species are rich in phenolic compounds including flavonoids, stilbenoids, arylbenzofurons and Jacalin, a lectin.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Hebbalasu, Kadu halasu|ml=Ayani, Anjili, Ayini plavu|sa=Lakucha, Lakucah, Panasah|ta=Kattuppala, Aiyini pala, Kurangu pala, Pei pala|te=Adavi panasa|hi=Kathal|en=Wild Jack}}
The whole plant is dark green with numerous soft hairs==Habit=={{Habit|Tree}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|lanceolate|alternate, spiral, clustered at twigs end, tawny hirsute, caducous, leaving annular scar}}. The soft hairs aid <ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|14cm long|Pendulous, Ovoid||male flowers in the plant's seed pods sticking to any animal or person coming axillary spikes, pendulous; female flowers in contact with the plant. The flower axillary spikes have a spicy odor like apricots. In the Language of Flowers Agrimony means thankfulness or gratitude., ovoid}}
== Description =Fruit=== The common agrimony grows as a deciduous, perennial herbaceous plant and reached heights of up to 100 cm {{Fruit|||Syncarp (39 insorosis). Its roots are deep rhizomes, from which spring the stems. It is characterized by its typical serrated edged pinnate leavessubglobose or ellipsoid with long echinate processes, orange when ripe|seeds many, ovoid.<ref name="des"/>|}}
The short-stemmed flowers appear from June to September, in long, spike-like, racemose inflorescences.===Other features===
== Uses List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
*Agrimony has been stated ==Where to have medical and magical properties since get the time saplings====Mode of Pliny the Elder. It is ruled astrologically by Cancer, according to Nicholas Culpeper. Common folklore held that it could cure musket wounds and ward off witchcraft.[clarification needed]Propagation==*Traditional British folklore states that if a sprig of the plant was placed under a person's head{{Propagation|Seeds}}, they would sleep until it was removed.*It cure coughs{{Propagation|Cuttings}}, skin eruptions and cystitis<ref name="uses"/> *It is mainly used as a gastro-intestinal tonic{{Propagation|Airlayers}}.<ref name="uses"/>
==How to plant/cultivate==In terms of taking care of the ancient timesplant, it was used for foot baths and tired feet. Agrimony has a long history minimal pruning is required Cutting off dead branches from the interior of medicinal use. The English poet Michael Drayton once hailed it as an "all-heal" and through the ages it was considered a panaceatree is only sometimes needed. The ancient Greeks used agrimony In addition, twigs bearing fruit must be twisted or cut down to treat eye ailments, and it was made into brews for diarrhea and disorders of the gallbladder, liver, and kidneys. Anglo-Saxons made a solution from the leaves and seeds trunk to induce growth for healing wounds; this use continued through the Middle Ages and afterward, in a preparation called eau d'arquebusade, or "musket-shot water"next season. It can has been added Branches should be pruned every three to tea as a spring tonicfour years to maintain its productivity. In the [[traditional medicine]] (Austrian) the herb has been used internally Stingless bees such as tea for disorders related to the liver and bile, gastrointestinalTetragonula iridipennis are jackfruit pollinators, and respiratory tract. Agrimonia has been listed as one of the 38 plants that are used to prepare Bach flower remedies. According to Cancer Research UKsuch, essences are not used to treat medical conditionsplay an important role in jackfruit cultivation.
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Western Ghats}}, {{Commonly seen|Malabar Coast}}.
==common namePhoto Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Artocarpus hirsutus immature fruits from Tuvvur, Kerala, India.JPG|Artocarpus hirsutus unripe fruitFile:Artocarpus hirsutus fruit.jpg|The ripe fruit of Jungle JackFile:ആഞ്ഞിലി.jpg|unripe fruits in a treeFile:ആഞ്ഞിലിപ്പഴം.jpg|The ripe fruit of Anhili with the outer skin removed.File:രണ്ട് ഐനിച്ചക്കകൾ.jpg|ripe fruits File:ഐനിച്ചക്ക.jpg|a ripe fruitFile:ആഞ്ഞിലി ചക്ക അഥവാ ഐനി ചക്ക.jpg|semi-ripe Anhili fruit.File:Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection.JPG|Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infectionFile:Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection close up.JPG|Artocarpus hirsutus fungal infection close-up</gallery>
* '''English''' - Common agrimony==References==
== References == <references><ref name="deschemical composition">[httphttps://botanicalwww.sciencedirect.com/botanicalscience/mgmharticle/apii/agrim015.html S0378874110002060 "Agrimonyethnopharmacology"]</ref> <ref name="usesLeaf">[httphttps://wwwindiabiodiversity.indianmirror.comorg/species/ayurvedashow/agrimony.html 8066 "Agrimonymorphology"]</ref>
</references>
== External Links ==* [http://frlhtenvis.nic.in/KidsCentre/Artocarpus_hirsutus_1636.aspx Artocarpus hirsutus on ENVIS Centre on Conservation of Medicinal Plants]*[https://enindiabiodiversity.wikipediaorg/species/show/8066 Artocarpus hirsutus on India Biodiversity Portal]* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874110002060 Artocarpus: A review of its traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology]* [https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/wikid5c0/67efca6a605cfebce2ad4b6a8a702887ccca.pdf Artocarpus: A review of its phytochemistry and pharmacology]* [http://Agrimonia_eupatoria Agrimonia eupatoria-Wikipediaciteseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.381.143&rep=rep1&type=pdf Pharmacognostical studies on the bark of Artocarpus hirsutus Lam]
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